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RE: Gozo Cittadella #One Restoration Results
Interesting @honeycup-waters 😯 but I think that the restoration is not to preseved the citadel after I read your post, sounds like renovation to make it more modern.
Because you didn't show us the old main entrance before the new one, I can't telll what I think 😊 never been to Malta. Thanks anyway for sharing this information with us.
I found your post through @matkodurko entry post in the pay it forward contest this week. By the way, where's the new toilet then?
Hi, I think you are right in some respects. the new door is completely out of place there. The old door only has a space in front of it around 1.5 meters deep so taking a photograph of it is not really possible. Which is why I was only able to do a rear shot of the old door. The new door is fitted in an arch that was cut into the old wall years ago. Not in keeping with the rest of the building. Fortunately, most of the other restorations are more in keeping with the building. If you look at the picture of the old doorway from the rear. On the left, it is possible to see part of the sign saying toilets. The toilets are about 4 meters past the sign. Just before the steps leading down to the ditch.
Because the pedestrian access tends to be small it is difficult to get pictures that show everything. all though the building is enormous, the interior is not due to the walls being meters thick. The next post will be on the ditch where pictures are easier due to the open spaces being larger.
Do you think that the pedestrian access is more small now to avoid the crowd which could turn it into a big probs in the future? But I think that a citadel is a citadel, you supposed to stay in there no matter what happened out side 😉 yeah.. I can see the toilet sign now.. LOL😊 I'd better wait for your next post
Hi, The new pedestrian access is now larger than the original. The large arch with the new door in, was just a wall, with no access. The arch was opened to allow passage of the statue in recent years. The original door is only around 1.8 meters wide. Small doors are easier to defend than wide ones.
Oohhh... now I got it!
It is more for commercial and business purpose then... I mean the restoration of citadel 😂
Well, a lot of the Citadel was paid for by Europe. so proper restoration had to be carried out. Obviously, the church has a certain amount of commercial activity and now most of the places of entry are charged for such as the old prison. However almost everything is free of charge.
Money does come into the city by tourists visiting the citadel. Gozo does have a tremendous amount of attractions that are free so some money is needed. There are fireworks every day throughout the summer including large displays every weekend, music concerts both modern and classical and all free to attend. Parades, carnivals, brass bands are also free of charge.
So yes business and commercial a lot of which goes back to the residents in the form of entertainments.