Pinto Battery (Q20908725)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Pinto Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Pinto), also known as Għżira Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Għżira) or Kechakara Battery, is a former artillery battery in Birżebbuġa, 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. The battery has been heavily altered over time, and the blockhouse now houses a bar and a garage, while the gun platform and parapet have been largely destroyed, with only the general outline still visible.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Bateria Pinto (malt. Batterija ta' Pinto, Għzira Battery, ang. Pinto Battery) – bateria zbudowana w latach 1715–1716 na wschód od miejscowości Birżebbuġa na wyspie Malta.

Summary from Malti / Maltese Wikipedia (mtwiki)

Il-Batterija ta' Għżira, magħrufa wkoll bħala l-Batterija ta' Pinto jew Batterija Kechakara, hija batterija tal - artillerija f'Birżebbuġa, Malta. Inbniet mill-Ordni ta' San Ġwann fl-1715 u fl-1716 bħala waħda minn sensiela ta’ fortifikazzjonijiet kostali madwar il-kosta tal-Gżejjer Maltin. Il-batterija ġiet modifikata ħafna maż-żmien, u l-blockhouse issa fiha bar u garaxx, filwaqt li l-pjattaforma tal-kanuni u z-zuntier prattikament inqerdu, u għadu jidher biss fejn kienu.

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Military installations established in 1715 landuse=military, type=site, site=military, military
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