Lascaris Battery
| Lascaris Battery | |
|---|---|
Batterija ta' Lascaris | |
| Part of the fortifications of Valletta | |
| Valletta, Malta | |
Lascaris Battery, with the Saluting Battery and the Upper Barrakka Gardens in the background | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Artillery battery |
| Owner | Government of Malta |
| Condition | Intact |
| Location | |
| Map of Lascaris Battery and St. Peter & Paul Bastion | |
| Coordinates | 35°53′40.16″N 14°30′46.67″E / 35.8944889°N 14.5129639°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1854–1856 |
| Built by | British Empire |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Lascaris Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Lascaris), also known as Fort Lascaris (Maltese: Forti Lascaris) or Lascaris Bastion (Maltese: Sur ta' Lascaris), is an artillery battery located on the east side of Valletta, Malta. The battery was built by the British in 1854, and it is connected to the earlier St. Peter & Paul Bastion of the Valletta Land Front. In World War II, the Lascaris War Rooms were dug close to the battery, and they served as Britain's secret headquarters for the defence of the island.