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Great Siege Monument

This monument is the work of the celebrated Maltese sculptor Antonio Sciortino. It was inaugurated on the 8th May
1927.

This bronze monument has a marble base and commemorates the Great Siege of 1565. The allegorical classical figures
represent Fortitude as a bold male, with a bare torso and the lower parts clad in armour as a god of war. On either
side of Fortitude are two female figures, Faith and Hope.

The Great Siege Monument dominates the small square in front of the law courts.