| 词条 | Sliema Point Battery |
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|name = Sliema Point Battery |native_name = Il-Fortizza ta' Tas-Sliema |location = Sliema, Malta |image = Malta - Sliema - Triq it-Torri - Il Fortizza 03 ies.jpg |image_size = 300px |caption = Sliema Point Battery |type = Artillery battery |coordinates = {{Coord|35|54|50.9|N|14|30|25.7|E|type:landmark_region:MT|display=inline}} |ownership = |controlledby = Fortizza Bar & Restaurant |open_to_public = Yes (as a restaurant) |built = 1872-1876 |used = |builder = British Empire |materials = Limestone |height = |condition = Intact |battles = |events = |website = http://fortizzamalta.com/ }} Sliema Point Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija tal-Ponta ta' Tas-Sliema}}), also known as Fort Sliema ({{lang-mt|Il-Fortizza ta' Tas-Sliema}}), is an artillery battery in Sliema, Malta. It was built by the British between 1872 and 1876. The battery stands on the peninsula that separates Marsamxett Harbour from St. Julian's Bay. The battery was later used as a searchlight position, and it is now a restaurant known as Il-Fortizza (The Fortress). The battery is located at Tower Road, one of Malta's most popular seaside promenades, which was named after the 17th century Saint Julian's Tower. Like Sliema Point Battery, this tower is now also used as a restaurant. HistoryThe construction of Sliema Point Battery started in 1872 by the British, as part of a program of improvements to Malta's fortifications recommended in Colonel Jervois' Report of 1866 titled "Memorandum with reference to the improvements to the defences of Malta and Gibraltar, rendered necessary by the introduction of Iron Plated Ships and powerful rifled guns".[1] The battery, which was completed in 1876, has many Gothic Revival architectural features, such as the main gate. Construction cost a total of £12,000. The battery was armed with two 10 inch and two 11 inch rifled muzzle-loading guns.[2] These guns were removed in 1905, and a searchlight tower was built on part of the battery. It was then used as a searchlight position to expose enemy ships approaching the Grand Harbour area.[3] From around 1912, the Sliema Aquatic Sports Club began to meet near the battery. eventually, a water polo venue was built near the battery, and it is still used by the Sliema Aquatic Sports Club to this day.[4] Present dayThe fort is now used as a restaurant known as Fortizza Bar and Restaurant and commonly called Il-Fortizza. It came under new management in 2009.[5] References{{commons category}}1. ^{{cite web|last1=Formosa|first1=Christian|title=Colonel Jervois Report of 1866|url=http://www.maltamilitary.0catch.com/html/jervois_report.html|website=Malta Military|accessdate=11 January 2015}} {{Batteries in Malta}}2. ^{{cite book|last1=Castillo|first1=Dennis Angelo|title=The Maltese Cross: A Strategic History of Malta|date=2006|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|location=Westport|isbn=0313323291|page=134|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=i5ns5LNtoiUC&pg=PA134#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Sliema Tourist Attractions|url=http://www.planetware.com/malta/sliema-m-m-silem.htm|website=PlanetWare|accessdate=11 January 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.sliema-asc.org.mt/en/history|website=sliema-asc.org.mt|publisher=Sliema Aquatic Sports Club|accessdate=11 January 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://fortizzamalta.com/wp/about-us/|website=fortizzamalta.com|publisher=Fortizza Bar & Restaurant|accessdate=11 January 2015}} 8 : Sliema|British forts|Batteries in Malta|Buildings and structures completed in 1876|Gothic Revival architecture in Malta|Restaurants in Malta|Limestone buildings in Malta|19th-century fortifications |
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