The huge defensive wall called the Cottonera Lines in Malta.

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The high and heavy bulk of one of the bastions triangular structures jutting out from the main wall to afford a sweep of fire of the Cottonera Lines the largest fortification erected in Malta to encircle the Three Cities from the land front the wall started in 1675 took about 50 years to construct

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Malta
Photo credit: © Victor Paul Borg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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