Английская Википедия:Ferretti Battery
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Ferretti Battery (Шаблон:Lang-mt), also known as Qajjenza Battery (Шаблон:Lang-mt) or Saint George's Battery (Шаблон:Lang-mt),[1] is an artillery battery in the village of Qajjenza, within the limits of Birżebbuġa, in Malta.[2] 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. A restaurant exists within the walls of the battery, serving Mediterranean cuisine.
History
Ferretti Battery was built in 1715-16 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.[3] The battery was named after the knight Francesco Maria Ferretti, who provided over 900 scudi for its construction.[4]
The battery consists of a semi-circular gun platform, with a parapet containing eight embrasures. Its gorge has two blockhouses linked by a redan, all of which are pierced by musketry loopholes. The redan contains the main entrance, which was surmounted by three coats of arms, now defaced. The battery was formerly covered by a shallow rock hewn ditch.
The battery was decommissioned sometime in the 19th century, and was later converted into a summer residence and a boathouse. The parapet with embrasures was demolished, while the ditch was converted into a moat filled with seawater. A high seawall was built around the battery.
Present day
Today, the battery is used as a restaurant, named Ferretti after the knight who built the battery. The restaurant serves typical Mediterranean cuisine, and is one of the most popular restaurants in the south of Malta.[5]
The structure itself is in a fair state of preservation. Some of the missing embrasures have been rebuilt, and despite some modern alterations, the structure still retains most of its features.[4]
Gallery
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The gun platform, now the restaurant's terrace
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The moat and seawall
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The blockhouse and redan
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Musketry loopholes
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Inside the restaurant with musketry loopholes used as small windows
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The moat
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The gun platform and parapet with embrasures
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Modern entrance to the restaurant
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The seawall with the battery in the background
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Original entrance to the battery
References
External links
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- Restaurants in Malta
- Birżebbuġa
- Limestone buildings in Malta
- National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
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- 18th Century military history of Malta
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