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Garzes Tower

St Martin's Tower, also Garzes Tower, Italian called Torre Garzes, was the first watchtower built by the Hospitallers on the Maltese islands. It served as a model for the one built shortly afterwards
Place Fortified Tower Q18208697

Facts

7 properties

Identity

Instance of
fortified tower, destroyed building or structure[3]
Inception
1605[5]

Location

Country
Malta[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 36.027°, 14.298°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Mġarr[1]
More facts +2
Commissioned by
Knights Hospitaller[4]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
1848[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Garzes Tower en St Martin’s Tower de Garzes Tower hu Garzes-torony pl Wieża Garzes uk Вежа Гарзес zh Garzes塔
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mġarr Harbour fortifications map.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/011c54b_

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🔗 Connections
Commissioned by 1
Knights Hospitaller
Country 1
Malta
Instance of 1
tower
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Mġarr
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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Vicarage · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Mġarr
    Coordinate location → 36.027°, 14.298°
    Instance of → fortified tower, destroyed building or structure
    Country → Malta
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Instance of: fortified tower"
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