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From a Castle to a Fort
The Keeper of the Castle (Castellan)
The Magisterial Palace and the Order’s Headquarters
Further Fortifications
Churches and Chapels
Tour of Fort St. Angelo
Outside St Angelo
Castrum Exteriore
Castrum Interiore

 
Tour of Castrum Exteriore
  • Main Gate (Gate preserved at Museum)
  • The Slave Quarters and stairs leading to D’Homedes Dungeons
  • Niche Facing Entrance
    • Picture of St Michael the Archangel
    • Picture of the Carmelite St Angelo
  • Pit used as Dungeon or Silo
  • Chapel of the Nativity: Dating from ancient times which according to tradition was eventually raised to Parish Status.
  • Oubliette (with graffiti): Probably where d’Homedes imprisoned French priest Francesco Gesualdo on grounds of Heresy, as there were similar pits in other parts of the Fort which were destroyed during the British period.
  • Saluting Battery
  • Ferramolino’s Bastion
  • Sarcophagus
  • British Army Quarters & BalconyPart of La Valette’s Bastions
  • The British Distillery Chimney
  • Grunenburg Bastions and Look out Towers
  • D’Homedes Bastion
 
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