Fort Madalena

Fort Madalena
Il-Fortizza tal-Madliena
Part of the Victoria Lines
Madliena, Swieqi, Malta
Entrance to Fort Madliena
Coordinates35°55′51.53″N 14°27′42.5″E / 35.9309806°N 14.461806°E / 35.9309806; 14.461806
TypePolygonal fort and artillery battery
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Malta
Controlled byArmed Forces of Malta
St John Rescue Corps
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built1878–1880
Built byBritish Empire
In use1880–present
MaterialsLimestone and Concrete
Battles/warsWorld War II

Fort Madalena, also known as Fort Madliena (Maltese: Il-Fortizza tal-Madliena), is a polygonal fort in Madliena, in the limits of Swieqi, Malta. It was built between 1878 and 1880 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. The fort now falls under the responsibility of the Armed Forces of Malta and is used by the St John Rescue Corps.