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The Valletta Ditch #315008994
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The Valletta Ditch approximately measures 12.5 meters in depth and from 12.5 meters to 25 meters wide in certain locations and cuts across from Marsamxett Harbour to Grand Harbour. It served as a final deterrent to stop any invading enemy from directly reaching the city walls but was never tested in battle. In 2017, it was redesigned and named Gnien Laparelli (Laparelli Garden) as a tribute to Italian architect Francesco Laparelli, who was commissioned by Pope Pius V to design Valletta following the Great Siege of 1565. December 4, 2023
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