Work on fortifications interactive centre ‘on track’

The planned interactive centre with information on the 60 kilometres of fortifications around Malta and Gozo was on track and should be ready by the end of the year or the beginning of the next, according to Resources Minister George Pullicino. Worth...

The planned interactive centre with information on the 60 kilometres of fortifications around Malta and Gozo was on track and should be ready by the end of the year or the beginning of the next, according to Resources Minister George Pullicino.

Worth about €2.5 million, The project complemented the ongoing EU-funded €36 million restoration work on six kilometres of fortifications in Valletta, Mdina, Vittoriosa and the Cittadella in Gozo. Mr Pullicino yesterday accompanied Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi who inspected the ongoing works.

The centre was being built in a historic but previously rundown building which was damaged during the war but never re-built, next to Biagio Steps in Valletta.

Formerly used as an exam centre, Biagio Steps close to Marsamxett was built by the Knights of the Order of St John in the 16th century. It is being restored and will house to a national database on Maltese fortifications and a permanent exhibition hall on this “world heritage”.

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