Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A total of five city gates have served as the main entrance to Valletta, Malta's capital city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first gate was originally known as Porta San Giorgio, and it was later renamed Porta Reale, a name which was retained by the successive gates, and which was corrupted into Putirjal in Maltese. Since the 1960s, the entrance has been known as City Gate, or Bieb il-Belt (City Door) in Maltese. The current City Gate was built between 2011 and 2014 to a design of Renzo Piano.The city gate is built in the Porta Reale Curtain, a curtain wall at the centre of the Valletta Land Front, located between St. James' and St. John's Bastions. The Triton Fountain and Valletta's bus terminus are located just outside the City Gate. A bridge spanning across Valletta's deep ditch leads to the gate. The gate marks the beginning of Republic Street (formerly Strada Reale), Valletta's main street which goes all the way until Fort Saint Elmo at the opposite end of the city. The buildings in the immediate vicinity of the City Gate include the Parliament House, the ruins of the Royal Opera House and the City Gate Shopping Arcade. Saint James Cavalier and Saint John's Cavalier are located on either side of the gate, near the Parliament House and shopping arcade respectively.In October 2014, an art installation incorporating elements of Valletta's five city gates was inaugurated close to the bus terminus. The installation was designed by Chris Briffa and it commemorates Valletta's selection as European Capital of Culture in 2018."@en }
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- City_Gate_(Valletta) abstract "A total of five city gates have served as the main entrance to Valletta, Malta's capital city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first gate was originally known as Porta San Giorgio, and it was later renamed Porta Reale, a name which was retained by the successive gates, and which was corrupted into Putirjal in Maltese. Since the 1960s, the entrance has been known as City Gate, or Bieb il-Belt (City Door) in Maltese. The current City Gate was built between 2011 and 2014 to a design of Renzo Piano.The city gate is built in the Porta Reale Curtain, a curtain wall at the centre of the Valletta Land Front, located between St. James' and St. John's Bastions. The Triton Fountain and Valletta's bus terminus are located just outside the City Gate. A bridge spanning across Valletta's deep ditch leads to the gate. The gate marks the beginning of Republic Street (formerly Strada Reale), Valletta's main street which goes all the way until Fort Saint Elmo at the opposite end of the city. The buildings in the immediate vicinity of the City Gate include the Parliament House, the ruins of the Royal Opera House and the City Gate Shopping Arcade. Saint James Cavalier and Saint John's Cavalier are located on either side of the gate, near the Parliament House and shopping arcade respectively.In October 2014, an art installation incorporating elements of Valletta's five city gates was inaugurated close to the bus terminus. The installation was designed by Chris Briffa and it commemorates Valletta's selection as European Capital of Culture in 2018.".
- Q2044535 abstract "A total of five city gates have served as the main entrance to Valletta, Malta's capital city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first gate was originally known as Porta San Giorgio, and it was later renamed Porta Reale, a name which was retained by the successive gates, and which was corrupted into Putirjal in Maltese. Since the 1960s, the entrance has been known as City Gate, or Bieb il-Belt (City Door) in Maltese. The current City Gate was built between 2011 and 2014 to a design of Renzo Piano.The city gate is built in the Porta Reale Curtain, a curtain wall at the centre of the Valletta Land Front, located between St. James' and St. John's Bastions. The Triton Fountain and Valletta's bus terminus are located just outside the City Gate. A bridge spanning across Valletta's deep ditch leads to the gate. The gate marks the beginning of Republic Street (formerly Strada Reale), Valletta's main street which goes all the way until Fort Saint Elmo at the opposite end of the city. The buildings in the immediate vicinity of the City Gate include the Parliament House, the ruins of the Royal Opera House and the City Gate Shopping Arcade. Saint James Cavalier and Saint John's Cavalier are located on either side of the gate, near the Parliament House and shopping arcade respectively.In October 2014, an art installation incorporating elements of Valletta's five city gates was inaugurated close to the bus terminus. The installation was designed by Chris Briffa and it commemorates Valletta's selection as European Capital of Culture in 2018.".