Maltese Landmarks

What happens when you meet with the group of young people and ask them to draw their favorite landmark, and then tell you more about it? Well, in our case, you get some really valuable insights in their likes and dislikes, and most importantly, you get an amazing opportunity to discuss the history behind those landmarks. It is an opportunity to learn more about the history of our country, and to share our knowledge as well. We met with the group of young people from Malta in the park, in nature, and we started creating art based on our favorite Maltese landmarks. Here are some of them:

The Maltese Cross

The Maltese cross as defined by the constitution of the Order of St. John, remains the symbol of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, of the Order of Saint John and its allied orders, of the Venerable Order of Saint John and their various service organizations. The eight points of the eight-pointed cross have been given a number of symbolic interpretations, such as representing the eight Langues of the Knights Hospitaller (Auvergne, Provence, France, Aragon, Castille and Portugal, Italy, Germany, and the British Isles), or alternatively the “eight obligations or aspirations” of the knights. The Maltese cross is displayed as part of the Maltese civil ensign, the Maltese naval jack and presidential standard has a Maltese cross in each corner. The Maltese euro coins of 1- and 2-euro denomination carry the Maltese cross. It is also the trademark of Malta Airlines.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_cross)

Luzzu

Luzzu is traditional Maltese fishing boat, developed in the early 20th century. They are usually painted in very bright colors (usually bright red, yellow and blue) and they have eyes on their bow, usually considered as a mean of protection of the fishermen. The town of Marsaxlokk is especially famous for the large amount of the Luzzu boats.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzzu)

St. Paul’s Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul (Maltese: Il-Katidral Metropolitan ta’ San Pawl), commonly known as St Paul’s Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle. The cathedral was founded in the 12th century, and according to tradition it stands on the site of where Roman governor Publius met St. Paul following his shipwreck on Malta. The original cathedral was severely damaged in the 1693 Sicily earthquake, so it was dismantled and rebuilt in the Baroque style to a design of the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafà between 1696 and 1705. The cathedral is regarded as Gafà’s masterpiece.

The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta, and since the 19th century this function has been shared with St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul’s_Cathedral,_Mdina)

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