Valletta

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Valletta is a historic fortified port city on the island of Malta, renowned for its Baroque architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
capital city
fortified city
port city
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Mannerist architecture
area 0.61 square kilometres
builtBy Knights Hospitaller
Order of St. John
capitalOf Malta
constructionBegan 1566
continent Europe
country Malta
demonyms Vallettan
foundedBy Jean Parisot de Valette
foundingDate 1566
hasHarbour Grand Harbour
Marsamxett Harbour
hasLandmark Auberge de Castille
Fort St. Elmo
Grandmaster’s Palace
Manoel Theatre
National Museum of Archaeology (Malta)
National War Museum (Malta)
St. John’s Co-Cathedral
Upper Barrakka Gardens
historicalEra 16th century
isOn Grand Harbour
isSeatOf Government of Malta
Office of the President of Malta
Parliament of Malta
Prime Minister of Malta
locatedIn European Union
Mediterranean Sea
Southern Europe
island of Malta
linked to: Malta
namedAfter Jean Parisot de Valette
officialLanguage English
Maltese
patronSaint Saint Augustine
linked to: Augustine of Hippo

Saint Dominic
Saint Paul
population about 6000
populationAsOf early 21st century
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (i)
criterion (vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 131
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1980
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America

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Malta capital Valletta
Malta UNESCOWorldHeritageSite City of Valletta
linked to: Valletta
Oliver Reed placeOfDeath Valletta
William Lassell workLocation Valletta, Malta
linked to: Valletta
Grand Harbour locatedNextTo Valletta
Grand Harbour hasCityOnShore Valletta
Marsamxett Harbour partOf Valletta harbours
linked to: Valletta
St. John’s Co-Cathedral locatedInHistoricArea Valletta UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Valletta
Grandmaster’s Palace city Valletta
Auberge de Castille locatedIn Valletta
Auberge de Castille locatedIn Valletta, Malta
linked to: Valletta
Auberge de Castille locatedInOldTown City of Valletta
linked to: Valletta
Upper Barrakka Gardens city Valletta
Upper Barrakka Gardens operator Valletta local authorities
linked to: Valletta
Manoel Theatre locatedIn Valletta
Manoel Theatre locatedIn Valletta, Malta
linked to: Valletta
Manoel Theatre locatedInHistoricCentre Valletta UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Valletta
Fort St. Elmo locatedIn Valletta
Fort St. Elmo city Valletta
Government of Malta capital Valletta
Parliament of Malta locatedIn Valletta
Prime Minister of Malta seat Valletta
Vallettan associatedWith Valletta
Vallettan capitalOfCountry Valletta
Vallettan hasCapitalCity Valletta
Vallettan isAdjectiveFormOf Valletta