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Victoria Gate was extensively restored by the
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opening with an intersecting vault structure intended to allow traffic to pass through, and two small doors on either side to allow passage for pedestrians. The two arches are surmounted by the coats of arms of Malta and
Valletta, and the gate is topped by the
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Valletta. It was demolished in 1884, and replaced by the larger Victoria Gate. The first stone of the new gate was laid down in 1884 by Governor
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The same view in 2004, with
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563:Musumeci, Marielouise (14 June 2010).
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121:35°53′45.6″N
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1356:Bibliotheca
1110:Castellania
1024:St Nicholas
814:Streets and
744:(1798–1800)
517:(2): 61–82.
136: /
111:Coordinates
1569:City gates
1553:Categories
1125:Main Guard
1053:Government
969:St Barbara
460:References
413:drawbridge
1247:Monuments
1055:buildings
1044:St Ursula
994:St George
949:St Andrew
862:City Gate
406:limestone
290:Governor
276:City Gate
241:city gate
194:Limestone
167:Completed
149:Named for
90:Victorian
80:City gate
1372:La Borsa
1039:St Roque
999:St James
901:Churches
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300:Valletta
245:Valletta
190:Material
100:Valletta
96:Location
1312:Gardens
1201:Museums
1144:Palaces
1009:St Lucy
816:Piazzas
700:History
343:Italian
319:Italian
282:History
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229:Italian
221:Maltese
786:(2015)
780:(2015)
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738:(1775)
732:(1749)
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415:and a
397:arched
355:, the
339:marina
71:Intact
68:Status
1504:Maori
1490:Other
1432:Sport
1344:Other
784:CHOGM
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543:(PDF)
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417:ditch
298:When
249:Malta
175:Owner
104:Malta
1502:HMS
1479:2003
1474:1993
1223:MUŻA
515:XVII
170:1885
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