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later decided to pull down the tower since it was deemed dangerous to the nearby airfield. The upper sections were pulled down, but the scarped ground floor and part of the first floor were retained.
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The tower was originally four stories high, with a balcony on its second floor, and it had a scarped base which made it somewhat similar to coastal watchtowers such as the
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airfield. It was hit on 12 April 1942, and the bottom floor was substantially damaged although the structure did not collapse.
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311:"Imqabba: The Tower of Vincenti"
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935:. You can help Knowledge by
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395:10 February
360:TripAdvisor
178:Floor count
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93:Coordinates
976:Categories
878:Mamo Tower
808:Sopu Tower
275:References
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172:Limestone
139:Completed
131:Named for
69:Fortified
389:Archived
242:RAF Luqa
168:Material
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