Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt - Floriana, Malta
Posted by: neoc1
N 35° 53.534 E 014° 30.212
33S E 455193 N 3972109
The coat of arms of the 54th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt, is located on Wignacourt Water Tower on Floriana, Malta.
Waymark Code: WM11MBE
Location: Malta
Date Posted: 11/12/2019
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The French Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt was the 54th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 10 February 1601 to 14 September 1622. He ordered the construction of the aqueduct that brought water to the newly planned city of Valletta. The aqueduct included several water towers for the purification of the water along the way. This water tower was the last tower before Valletta.
The front of the pedestal is decorated with the coat of arms of the Order of St. John and the personal arms of Alof de Wignacourt.
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