Portes des Bombes | |
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Bieb il-Bombi | |
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Former names | Porta dei Cannoni |
General information | |
Status | Intact |
Type | Gate |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Location | Floriana, Malta |
Coordinates | 35°53′25.6″N 14°30′7.5″E / 35.890444°N 14.502083°E |
Completed | 1721 |
Renovated | 1868 |
Cost | 6000 scudi |
Renovation cost | £900 |
Owner | Government of Malta |
Technical details | |
Material | Limestone |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Charles François de Mondion |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Col. E. W. Dunford |
Portes des Bombes (Maltese: Bieb il-Bombi, Italian: Porta delle Bombe, meaning "Bombs' Gate"), originally called Porta dei Cannoni (meaning "Cannons Gate"), is an ornamental arched gate in Floriana, Malta. It was originally built in 1721 as an advanced gate within the faussebraye of the Floriana Lines, and it was enlarged with the construction of a second archway in 1868. The ramparts on either side of the gate have since been demolished, leaving the gate looking like a triumphal arch.[1]