Fort San Salvatore | |
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Il-Forti San Salvatur | |
Part of the Cottonera Lines | |
Birgu, Malta | |
Coordinates | 35°53′10″N 14°31′39.9″E / 35.88611°N 14.527750°E |
Type | Retrenched bastioned fort |
Area | c. 8,500 m2 (91,000 sq ft) |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Intact but dilapidated |
Site history | |
Built | 1724 |
Built by | Order of Saint John |
Materials | Limestone |
Fort San Salvatore (Maltese: Il-Forti San Salvatur), also known as Fort Salvatore (Maltese: Il-Fortizza tas-Salvatur), is a retrenched fort in Birgu, Malta. It was built in 1724 on one of the bastions of the Cottonera Lines. It was used as a prisoner-of-war camp during the Greek War of Independence and World War I, and as an internment camp and kerosene depot in World War II.