Victoria Gate (Valletta)

Victoria Gate
Il-Bieb Victoria
Victoria Gate after restoration
Map
General information
StatusIntact
TypeCity gate
Architectural styleVictorian
LocationValletta, Malta
Coordinates35°53′45.6″N 14°30′49.2″E / 35.896000°N 14.513667°E / 35.896000; 14.513667
Named forQueen Victoria
Construction started1884
Completed1885
OwnerGovernment of Malta
Technical details
MaterialLimestone
Design and construction
Architect(s)Emanuele Luigi Galizia

Victoria Gate (Maltese: Il-Bieb Victoria, Italian: Porta Victoria or Porta Vittoria) is a city gate in Valletta, Malta. It was built by the British in 1885, and was named after Queen Victoria. The gate is the main entrance into the city from the Grand Harbour area, which was once the busiest part of the city. The gate is located between Marina Curtain and St. Barbara Bastion, on the site of the 16th-century Del Monte Gate.

Victoria Gate is the only surviving gate within the fortifications of Valletta, since all the other fortified gates were demolished in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the only other gate is the City Gate, which was built in 2014 to a modern design.