| 词条 | Saint Anthony's Battery |
| 释义 |
|name = Saint Anthony's Battery |native_name = Batterija ta' Sant'Antnin |location = Qala, Gozo, Malta |image = Saint Anthony's Battery 1.jpg |image_size = 300px |caption = Saint Anthony's Battery |map = Saint Anthony's Battery map.png |image_mapsize = 300px |map_caption = Map of St. Anthony's Battery |type = Artillery battery |coordinates = {{coord|36|1|57.9|N|14|20|6.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline}} |ownership = Government of Malta |controlledby = Din l-Art Ħelwa Qala Local Council |open_to_public = No |built = 1731–1732 |used = |builder = Order of Saint John |materials = Limestone |height = |condition = Intact |battles = |events = }} Saint Anthony's Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija ta' Sant'Antnin}}) is an artillery battery in Qala, Gozo, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1731 and 1732 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. It is one of only two surviving batteries on Gozo, the other one being Qolla l-Bajda Battery in Żebbuġ. The battery is also known as Qala Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija tal-Qala}}) or Qala Point Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija ta' Ras il-Qala}}), and is known locally as It-Trunċiera ({{lang-en|The Entrenchment}}). HistorySaint Anthony's Battery was built by the Order of Saint John on the easternmost point of Gozo, known as Ras il-Qala, and it was intended to guard the channel between Gozo and Comino. The battery was proposed in 1730, and construction commenced in 1731 and was largely complete by December 1732. The final finishing touches were made in 1734. The battery was named after Saint Anthony, as it was built during the reign of António Manoel de Vilhena. It was possibly designed by the military engineer Charles François de Mondion.[1] The battery was designed with a semi-circular gun platform and two blockhouses at the rear. However, the design was changed and it was built with a semi-hexagonal front. There is a free-standing redan that has thick walls and musketry loopholes to prevent a landward attack. These are shielded by two flanking traverses, and the land front is also surrounded by a shallow ditch. The gateway has the sculpted coat of arms of Grandmaster de Vilhena. The design of the battery is different from other batteries in the Maltese islands, making it unique.[2] In 1770, the battery was armed with three 8-pounder guns with 427 rounds of roundshot and 75 rounds of grapeshot, and eight 6-pounder guns with 127 rounds of roundshot and 45 rounds of grapeshot.[3] Present dayThe battery was in a dilapidated state for many years. One of the blockhouses had been demolished, and the gate had collapsed during a storm. In the 1990s the battery was at the centre of judicial controversy when Magistrate Carol Michael Peralta attempted to give the property to an unspecified third person that claimed to be the owner, potentially to then sell it to him.[4] Since 2007, the battery is being restored by Din l-Art Ħelwa in conjunction with the Qala Local Council and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA). Some of the work was done by Leli Saliba, who was also responsible for the restoration of Isopu Tower. The demolished blockhouse and gateway have both been rebuilt, and now restoration is now almost complete.[5][6] The landscape around the battery has remained virtually unchanged since it was built.[7] References1. ^{{cite journal|journal=Geographia Technica|last=Bianco|first=Lino|date=2017|title=Cartographic representations in early eighteenth century Baroque Malta|url=http://technicalgeography.org/pdf/1_2017/01_bianco.pdf|publisher=Cluj University Press|location=Msida|volume=12|issue=1|pages=1–8|doi=10.21163/GT_2017.121.01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321205524/http://technicalgeography.org/pdf/1_2017/01_bianco.pdf|issn=1842-5135|oclc=949768335|archive-date=21 March 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Spiteri|first1=Stephen C.|title=St Anthony Battery|url=http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/index.php/Fortifications/st-anthony-battery.html|website=MilitaryArchitecture.com|accessdate=16 January 2015|date=15 January 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=St Anthony's Battery|url=http://www.visitgozo.com/en/item/sight-seeing-places-of-interest/st-anthonys-battery-1135/|website=visitgozo.com|accessdate=16 January 2015}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Dalli|first1=Miriam|title=Carol Peralta: the story of a defiant magistrate|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/32611/carol-peralta-the-story-of-a-defiant-magistrate-20131223#.V2lFb_l961v|work=Malta Today|date=23 December 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055753/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/32611/carol-peralta-the-story-of-a-defiant-magistrate-20131223|archivedate=4 March 2016}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Qala’s St Anthony’s Battery restoration almost complete|url=http://gozonews.com/19130/qalas-st-anthonys-battery-restoration-almost-complete/|accessdate=16 January 2015|work=Gozo News|date=30 August 2011}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Qala Mayor visits ongoing restoration work at St Anthony’s Battery|url=http://gozonews.com/43813/qala-mayor-visits-ongoing-restoration-work-at-st-anthonys-battery/|accessdate=16 January 2015|work=Gozo News|date=12 February 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=St Anthony’s Battery, Qala, Gozo|url=http://dinlarthelwa.org/properties/restored-in-partnership/st-anthonys-battery-qala-gozo/|website=Din l-Art Ħelwa|accessdate=16 January 2015|date=6 October 2011}} External links{{commons category}}
7 : Batteries in Malta|Castles and fortifications of the Knights Hospitaller|Buildings and structures completed in 1732|Qala, Malta|Limestone buildings in Malta|National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands|18th-century fortifications |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。