Mdina Gate project nears completion

Much needed restoration work on Mdina's main gate is set to be completed at the end of this month.

The work is being carried out by the Restoration Union of the Works Department.

The project was taken in hand at the beginning of the year but completion was delayed by a month because workers were required for urgent work elsewhere, architect-in-charge Norbert Gatt said.

The project is the most comprehensive since the gate was built in 1724.

Mr Gatt said works consisted mostly of cleaning and consolidation. Replacement of stone was kept to a minimum. Instead the workers used ‘plastic repair' using a lime-based mix to repair the stone, particularly the decorative elements.

Greek's Gate, the other gate to Mdina, was restored in 2004.

Comments

Noel Cutajar (1 week, 4 days ago)

I would agree on this point, but is it much better to spend the money on the Greek gate rather than wasting it on a curtain for temporary use?

Franco Farrugia (1 week, 6 days ago)

One cannot but praise the authorities for the work in hand.
However, the same cannot be said for the way the work is done. Instead of that ugly, green curtain covering the works in progress, there should have been a picture the length of all that covering, depicting the hidden part of the gate.
At least, that is what happens abroad. That small picture in the middle amounts to a feeble attempt at trying to do things in a professional manner - and failing.