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Malta: Johnny Bray took this picture from a boat in the Grand Harbor in Valletta. The view youre seeing its Fort St Angelo in which it has a long history dating at least to the early middle Ages. It was the only strong harbor defense the Knights of St John discovered when they arrived on the Island of Malta in 1530. The Knights, led by Grand Master LIsle Adam, immediately started work on enlarging and strengthening Fort St Angelo and the surrounding village known as Il Borgo (later Birgu and then Vittoriosa). They also had a new town and fort built opposite: Senglea and Fort St Michael. The city was named after the Grand Master, Claude de Sengle, who founded it. Now its open for the public.
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Western Europe
