Sliema Point Battery

Sliema Point Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Ponta ta' Tas-Sliema), also known as Fort Sliema (Maltese: 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.

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Sliema Point Battery ranks #7,202 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #37 of the 38 mapped in Malta. Founded 1872, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 655 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 35 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Malta compares in the castle statistics.

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