HERITAGE RECORD · 131

City of Valletta

瓦莱塔古城

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The capital of Malta is inextricably linked to the history of the military and charitable Order of St John of Jerusalem. It was ruled successively by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and the Order of the Knights of St John. Valletta’s 320 monuments, all within an area of 55 ha, make it one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ23800 ↗

Inception1566

Area80 ha

Administrative areaQ120512566

Named afterQ264097

WikipediaValletta ↗

Chinese Wikipedia瓦莱塔 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

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