| 词条 | Pinto Battery |
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| name = Pinto Battery | native_name = Batterija ta' Pinto | location = Birżebbuġa, Malta | image = Pinto Battery building and bar.jpeg | image_size = 300px | caption = Pinto Battery's blockhouse | type = Artillery battery | coordinates = {{coord|35|49|36|N|14|31|58.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline}} | ownership = Government of Malta | controlledby = Private tenants | open_to_public = No | built = 1715–1716 | used = | builder = Order of Saint John | materials = Limestone | height = | condition = Blockhouse intact but heavily altered, gun platform largely destroyed | battles = | events = }} Pinto Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija ta' Pinto}}), also known as Għżira Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija ta' Għżira}}) or Kechakara Battery,[1] is a former artillery battery in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1715 and 1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. The battery has been heavily altered over time, and the blockhouse now houses a bar and a garage, while the gun platform and parapet have been largely destroyed, with only the general outline still visible. HistoryPinto Battery was built in 1715-1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal batteries in Malta. It was part of a chain of fortifications that defended Marsaxlokk Bay, which also included six other batteries, the large Saint Lucian Tower, two smaller De Redin towers, four redoubts and three entrenchments.[2] Construction of the battery cost 1109 scudi.[3] The battery originally consisted of a semi-circular gun platform, with a parapet containing eight embrasures. Its gorge had a large rectangular blockhouse protected by a redan. The battery's entrance was located within the redan.[4] It was originally armed with cannons.[2] Present dayThe battery has undergone major alterations over time, being largely destroyed in the process. The redan has been destroyed, while the blockhouse is a bar and a garage. The general outline of the semi-circular gun platform can still be seen, although the parapet with embrasures no longer exists.[4] References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Farrugia Randon|first1=Stanley|title=Heritage Saved – Din l-Art Ħelwa – 1965–2015|date=2015|publisher=Miller Distributors Ltd.|location=Luqa|isbn=9789995752132|page=119}} 2. ^1 {{cite journal|journal=L-Imnara|last=Camilleri|first=Alex|date=|title=It-Toponomastika ta' Malta: Il-Port ta' Marsaxlokk u Madwaru|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/L-Imnara/L-Imnara.%2009(2008)1=32/09s.pdf|volume=1|issue=32|pages=23–24}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Spiteri|first1=Stephen C.|title=St. Thomas Tower and Battery|url=http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/index.php/Fortifications/st-thomas-tower-and-battery.html|website=MilitaryArchitecture.com|accessdate=25 June 2015|date=18 October 2010}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Għzira Battery|url=http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/Knights%20Fortifications/1410.pdf|website=National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands|accessdate=13 August 2015|date=28 June 2013}} External links
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