1634 Valletta explosion

Gunpowder factory explosion in Malta Valletta gunpowder factory explosion Malta - Valletta - Triq il-Merkanti 07 ies.jpg The Jesuit church, which was severely damaged in the explosion 12 September 1634 Valletta, Malta 35 53 56 N 14 30 57 E inline,title Gunpowder factory explosion 22 Unknown Significant On 12 September 1634, a Hospitaller gunpowder factory in Valletta, Malta accidentally blew up, killing 22 people and causing severe damage to a number of buildings. The factory had been built at some time in the late 16th or early 17th centuries, replacing an earlier one in Fort St. Angelo in Birgu. It was located in the lower part of Valletta, close to the Slaves' Prison. The explosion damaged the nearby Jesuit church and college. The church's façade was rebuilt in around 1647 by the architect Francesco Buonamici, while the damaged parts of the college were also rebuilt after the explosion.History of the University of Malta Valletta Campus https://www.um.edu.mt/conferenceunit/venue/historicalinformation University of Malta https://web.archive.org/web/20170615131223/https://www.um.edu.mt/conferenceunit/venue/historicalinformation 15 June 2017 20 January 2015 The gunpowder factory was not rebuilt. In around 1667, a new factory was constructed in Floriana, far away from any residential areas. This factory was incorporated into the Ospizio complex in the early 18th century.Spiteri Stephen C. Stephen C. Spiteri Hospitaller Gunpowder Magazines Arx – International Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification 2012 Occasional Papers 2 https://issuu.com/arkitettura/docs/arx_occ_papers_2_2012 5–7June 2026 InternetArchiveBot See also 1806 Birgu polverista explosion References collapsed Category:17th century in Valletta Category:Explosions in Malta Category:Non-combat military accidents Category:17th-century explosions Category:1634 disasters Category:1630s in Malta Category:1634 in Europe