Qolla l-Bajda Battery (Q18783806)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Qolla l-Bajda Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Qolla l-Bajda or Fortina tal-Qolla l-Bajda) is an artillery battery in Żebbuġ, Gozo, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715 and 1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. It retained its original layout until the late 1970s, when it was converted into a discothèque and snack bar known as Rook (after the chess piece) and major alterations were made to the battery. The building, in the midst of a legal battle between the government and a private company, is now abandoned and in a dilapidated state.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Bateria Qolla l-Bajda (malt. Batterija tal-Qolla l-Bajda lub Fortina tal-Qolla l-Bajda), (ang. Qolla l-Bajda Battery) jest to bateria artyleryjska w Żebbuġ na Gozo, Malta. Została zbudowana przez Zakon Rycerzy Joannitów w latach 1715–1716, jako jedna z serii fortyfikacji nadbrzeżnych dokoła Wysp Maltańskich. Bateria zachowała swój oryginalny wygląd do późnych lat 70. XX wieku, kiedy to została przekształcona w dyskotekę i snack bar, znany jako Wieża. Bateria została wówczas mocno zmodyfikowana. Aktualnie budynek jest opuszczony i w stanie zaniedbanym, będąc w samym centrum prawnej batalii pomiędzy rządem, a firmą prywatną.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Die Qolla l-Bajda Battery (manchmal auch Qbajjar Battery genannt) ist eine während der Herrschaft des Johanniterordens im 18. Jahrhundert erbaute Befestigungsanlage auf der Insel Gozo. Sie ist die nördlichste historische Befestigungsanlage Maltas und eine der beiden noch erhaltenen Küstenbatterien Gozos.

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