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Qawra Tower (( マルタ語:Torri tal-Qawra)), also known as Qawra Point Tower (( マルタ語:Torri ta' Ras il-Qawra)) or Fra Ben Tower (( マルタ語:Torri ta' Fra Ben)), is a small watchtower in Qawra, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was completed in 1638 as the fourth of the Lascaris towers. An artillery battery was built around the tower in 1715. Today, the tower and battery are a restaurant. ==History== Qawra Tower was built in 1638 near the tip of Qawra Point, commanding the entrance to St. Paul's Bay to the west and Salina Bay to the east. It was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post. Since 1659, it has Għallis Tower in its line of sight. This linked Qawra Tower with the De Redin towers that allowed communication from Gozo to Valletta. The tower's design is similar to the other Lascaris towers, with two floors each having a single room. Access to the upper floor was originally by a wooden ladder or ''scala di corda''. In 1715, a semi-circular gun battery was built around the seaward side of the tower. The battery had a low parapet, with guns being mounted ''en barbette''. There were two blockhouses, which were linked by a V-shaped redan containing the main gate. Both the blockhouses and the redan were pierced with musketry loopholes. An entrenchment wall was built close to the tower and battery in the 1760s, and parts of it can still be seen. Before World War II, the battery was fitted with two concrete gun emplacements. A pillbox was also built nearby. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qawra Tower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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