Mount Sciberras

Mount Sciberras

Mount Sciberras is a hill that rises 56m above the Grand Harbour to the south and Marsamxett Harbour to the north.[1][2] It is upon this hill that the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Jean Parisot de Valette commissioned the construction of the new city of Valletta in 1566 after the Great Siege of Malta[3]

This hill gives its name to the Sciberras Peninsula.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ (Alain Blondi 1997, p. 78)
  2. ↑ (Dominique Auzias et Jean-Paul Labourdette 2002, p. 128)
  3. 1 2 (Olive Allison 2013, p. 8)
  4. ↑ (Abigail Blasi 2013, p. 38)

Bibliography

  • Allison, Olive (2013). Streets of Valletta. Palmyra Printers. Allison2013.
  • Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2002). "Malte". Le Petit Futé Country Guide (in French). Nouvelle éditions de l'Université. Auzias2002.
  • Blasi, Abigail (2013). Malte et Gozo (in French). Lonely Planet. Blasi2013.
  • Blondi, Alain (1997). Malte. guides Arthaud, Grands Voyages (in French). Paris: Arthaud. Blondi1997.


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