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| Victoria Gate | |
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Il-Bieb Victoria | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Victoria_Gate,_Valletta_001.jpg) Victoria Gate after restoration | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Intact |
| Type | City gate |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Location | Valletta, Malta |
| Coordinates | 35°53′45.6″N 14°30′49.2″E / 35.896000°N 14.513667°E |
| Named for | Queen Victoria |
| Construction started | 1884 |
| Completed | 1885 |
| Owner | Government of Malta |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Emanuele Luigi Galizia |
Victoria Gate (Maltese: Il-Bieb Victoria, Italian: Porta Victoria or Porta Vittoria) is a city gate in Valletta, Malta. It was built by the British in 1885, and was named after Queen Victoria. The gate is the main entrance into the city from the Grand Harbour area, which was once the busiest part of the city. The gate is located between Marina Curtain and St. Barbara Bastion, on the site of the 16th-century Del Monte Gate.
Victoria Gate is the only surviving gate within the fortifications of Valletta, since all the other fortified gates were demolished in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the only other gate is the City Gate, which was built in 2014 to a modern design.