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VALLETTA, MALTA - 2 November 2013: Fort St Angelo, the former seat of the Grand Master of Malta until the Siege of Malta of 1565 and military base of the British Royal Navy until 1979, is seen from Victoria Gate in Valletta, Malta, on November 2nd 2013. Fallen into a state of despair after the Royal Navy left Malta in 1979, Fort St Angelo is now under restoration until 2015.

Valleta was named after Jean Parisot de Valette of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565, known as the Siege of Malta. The city was founded immediately after the end of the Siege of Malta to fortify the Order's position in Malta and bind the Knights to the island.

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VALLETTA, MALTA - 2 November 2013: Fort St Angelo, the former seat of the Grand Master of Malta until the Siege of Malta of 1565 and military base of the British Royal Navy until 1979, is seen from Victoria Gate in Valletta, Malta, on November 2nd 2013. Fallen into a state of despair after the Royal Navy left Malta in 1979, Fort St Angelo is now under restoration until 2015.<br /> <br /> Valleta was named after Jean Parisot de Valette of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565, known as the Siege of Malta. The city was founded immediately after the end of the Siege of Malta to fortify the Order's position in Malta and bind the Knights to the island.