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Fort Saint Michael
🇲🇹 Malta · 16th century
Fort Saint Michael (Maltese: Forti San Mikiel) was a small fort in the land front of the city of Senglea, Malta. It was originally built in the 1552 and played a significant role in the Great Siege of Malta of 1565. Following the siege, it was rebuilt as Saint Michael Cavalier (Maltese: Kavallier ta' San Mikiel), and was completed in 1581. The cavalier was partially demolished in the 20th century, and only a part of its base remains today.
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Fort Saint Michael ranks #2,522 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 19 mapped in Malta. Founded 1552, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,132 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Malta compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Saint Michael?
Fort Saint Michael stands in Malta, at 35.88469°, 14.51905°.
When was Fort Saint Michael built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1552. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Saint Michael?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,522 of 7,738 worldwide, and #10 in Malta. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Saint Michael?
Fort St Angelo, about 1 km away.
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