Vittoriosa - IBelong_2

The Maltese name for the city of Vittoriosa is

• Isla

• Bormla

• Birgu

Which Fort is found at the head of the city?

• Fort St Angelo

• Fort St Elmo

• Fort St Lawrence

Birgu served as the base of the Order of Saint John and capital city of Malta from

• 1430 to 1471

• 1530 to 1571

• 1630 to 1671

Fort St Angelo was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called

• the La Vallette Fort

• the Castrum Maltese

• the Castrum Maris

When the Knights arrived in 1530, they decided to make Birgu the capital city of Malta, since the former capital, Mdina, was

• too old and the fortifications were very damaged.

• inland and did not suit their naval requirements.

• lacking a proper castle

Birgu was the site of major battles between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. Birgu was given the title Città Vittoriosa (in Italian) for

• victorious city

• ventilated city

• rebellious city

The heart of Birgu is called the COLLACHIO.

Here the knights had built a hospital, auberges and other important buildings.

• The Knights and the aristocratic Maltese lived in this part of Birgu.

• The Knights could not live in this part of Birgu. It was a piece of land reserved for the Maltese only.

• The Maltese could not live in this part of Birgu. It was a piece of land reserved for the Knights only.

The Victory Monument in Birgu was erected in 1705 under the Grand Master Perellos y Roccaful and it commemorates the victory of the

• Maltese against the British in 1979.

• Great Siege of 1565.

• Second World War

On the docks stands the church of Senglea. On the large mound planted with prickly pear trees, the bronze soldiers of the ______________________ commemorate the departure of the last British soldiers (March 31, 1979).

• Freedom Monument

• Victory Monument

• Liberation Monument

The main church behind the Freedom Monument is dedicated to Saint

• Ferdinand

• Lawrence

• Raphael