Xlendi Tower

Malta / Gozo and Comino / Munxar /
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Baliff Baldassare de Demandolx proposed the tower in 1649, and it was completed by June 1650, with the University of Gozo paying for its construction. The tower is rectangular, 35 feet square at its base, and unsurprisingly, its design is similar to that of the earlier Lascaris towers on Malta. Unlike the Lascaris towers, Xlendi Tower has an additional platform with a batter (slope) to its base on the seaward side.
Xlendi Tower, Munxar, was built in 1650 on Gozo during the reign of Grand Master of the Knights of Malta Juan de Lascaris-Castellar. It is now the oldest free-standing coastal watchtower on Gozo.The tower's purpose was to give warning of pirates.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlendi_Tower
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Coordinates:   36°1'39"N   14°12'47"E
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