| James Robertson Fort Manoel [Photographic views of Malta, taken in 1856, by James Robertson] 1856 Salted paper print, from glass negative 24.1 x 31.0 cm (image) The Royal Collection RCIN 2700019 LL/91071 View of Fort Manoel from Valletta, across Marsamxett Harbour. The star-shaped fort was built by the Knights of Malta between 1723 and 1755 on what it was then called Bishops Island, which already hosted the Lazaretto, a quarantine hospital. After the fort was built, the island started to be called Manoel Island, as it is still known today. The fort was an active military establishment and the large central piazza, doubling as a parade ground, is flanked by barrack blocks and gunpowder magazines but it also contains a chapel dedicated to St Anthony of Padua.
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