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Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower only cost 4948 scudi to build, which was less than the cost of the other towers. This implies that it was smaller, however, it was the most heavily armed of the towers. Some weapons were therefore possibly deployed outside the tower (even though it had no external
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The exact shape of the tower is unknown, as no detailed plans, paintings or photographs of it are known. However, it is shown in a 1761 map as having four corner bastions and a flight of steps leading to the main entrance, so its overall design was possibly similar to the towers of
333:(Alof de Wignacourt Tower Street). A heraldic representation of a Wignacourt tower is also featured on the flag and coat of arms of Xgħajra. Since Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower's design is not known, the representation seems to be based on the
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The tower's condition in the nineteenth century is not known. The tower (or its ruins) was demolished by the
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to be built. The stone laying ceremony of the tower took place in April 1620, and it was built on land belonging to
Giorgio Mamo, who later built the
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was built in the vicinity of the tower to provide cover in the case
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Today, no remains of the original tower survive. A street in Xgħajra is named after it -
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Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower was built above the shore to the east of
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to be built. The tower was demolished in the late 19th century by the
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Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification
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Zammit, Vincent (1984). "Fortifications in the Middle Ages".
248:. It was constructed in 1620, and was the last of six
466:"Maltese 'siege' batteries of the blockade 1798-1800"
427:"In Defence of the Coast (I) - The Bastioned Towers"
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Heraldic representation of the tower on the flag of
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307:. The tower was located to the right of this photo.
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363:(in Italian). Paolo Bonacota. p. 20.
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398:"Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower"
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716:Aħrax Tower
644:Qawra Tower
639:Nadur Tower
116: /
92:Coordinates
961:Categories
919:Mamo Tower
849:Sopu Tower
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341:References
290:St. Lucian
274:Mamo Tower
256:military.
238:watchtower
137:watchtower
132:Bastioned
104:14°32′59″E
528:Historic
454:. p. 343.
407:31 August
236:), was a
170:Limestone
166:Materials
357:(1647).
294:St. Mary
86:1761 map
260:History
254:British
242:Xgħajra
230:Maltese
218:Maltese
206:Maltese
194:Maltese
134:coastal
69:Xgħajra
50:Xgħajra
384:Ħamrun
534:Malta
486:9 May
480:(PDF)
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246:Malta
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488:2015
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409:2014
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