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Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower
Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower (( マルタ語:Torri ta' Triq il-Wiesgħa)), originally known as ''Torre della Giddida'' and also known as Mwejġel Tower (( マルタ語:Torri ta' Mwejġel)), is a small watchtower near Żabbar, Malta. It was built in 1659 as the ninth of the De Redin towers. Today, the tower is in good condition.
==History==
Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower was built in 1659 on the shore east of the Grand Harbour. Its name means "Wide Street", because of the wide stretch of coastline it had to defend. It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower had Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower in its line of sight to the west, and Żonqor Tower to the east, but these no longer exist as they were demolished by the British military.
In the 1870s, Fort Leonardo was built about 350 m away from the tower. The fort was on high ground and Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower did not fall in its line of fire. Had the tower fell within the line of fire, it would have most probably been demolished, as was done in other cases such as Delimara Tower and Bengħisa Tower, which were demolished to clear the lines of fire of Fort Delimara and Fort Benghisa respectively.
By the early 20th century, the rear part of the tower had collapsed and the tower was in ruins, but it was restored in the 1930s. The tower's parapet and turret were removed in World War II, and pillboxes were built in its vicinity. The tower was further damaged when an aircraft crashed nearby.
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