VALLETTA

Video directed by Adèla Stefanov_ VALLETTA, june 2013

"Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. . The city is essentially Baroque  in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo- Classical  and Modern architecture in selected areas, though World War II  left major scars on the city. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site  by UNESCO  in 1980.

The city was named for Jean Parisot de la Valette , who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565.  The official name given by the Order of Saint John was Humilissima Civitas Valletta — The Most Humble City of Valletta, or Città Umilissima in Italian. The bastions,curtains and ravelins  along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches, led the ruling houses of Europe to give the city its nickname Superbissima — Most Proud." _ from Wikipedia

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