Fortifications of Birgu

Fortifications of Birgu
Is-Swar tal-Birgu
Birgu, Malta
St. John Bastion and the Advanced Gate
Map of Birgu's fortifications
Birgu
Coordinates	35°53′10″N 14°31′22.8″E / 35.88611°N 14.523000°E / 35.88611; 14.523000
Type	City wall
Site information
Owner	Government of Malta
Condition	Mostly intact
Site history
Built	c. 13th century–1691 (Fort St. Angelo) 1530s–18th century (rest of city walls)
Built by	Order of Saint John
Materials	Limestone
Battles/wars	Attack of 1551 Great Siege of Malta (1565) Siege of Malta (1798–1800)
Garrison information
Past commanders	Jean de Valette (1565)

The fortifications of Birgu (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Birgu) are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Birgu, Malta. The first fortification to be built was Fort Saint Angelo in the Middle Ages, and the majority of the fortifications were built between the 16th and 18th centuries by the Order of Saint John. Most of the fortifications remain largely intact today.

Birgu's fortifications have been on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998, as part of the Knights' Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta.^[1] They are also listed as monuments in Birgu as part the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI).