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Għaxaq Semaphore Tower

Malta

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Għaxaq Semaphore Tower (Maltese: It-Torri tas-Semaforu ta' Ħal Għaxaq), known locally as it-Turretta (the turret), is a semaphore tower in the town of Għaxaq, Malta. It was built by the British in 1848, as one of three semaphore towers in Malta. The tower is now leased to the Għaxaq Local Council, which plans to restore it.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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