St. Paul's Cathedral
View of the Cathedral in Mdina, Malta. St. Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral. Mdina is built on the site where governor Publius was reported to have met Saint Paul following his shipwreck off the Maltese coast. Mdina, was the old capital of Malta. It is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the center of the island. Mdina is commonly called the "Silent City" by natives and visitors. The town is still confined within its walls, and has a population of just over three hundred.
Evidence of settlements in Mdina go back to over 4000 BC. It was possibly first fortified by the Phoenicians around 700 BC, because of its strategic location on one of the highest points on the island and as far from the sea as possible. When Malta had been under the control of the Roman Empire, the Roman Governor built his palace there. Legend has it that it was here, in around 60 CE, that the Apostle St. Paul lived after his (historical) shipwreck on the islands.
Mdina owes its present architecture to the Arab period, from 870 until the Normans conquered Malta in 1091. They surrounded the city with thick defensive fortifications and a wide moat, separating it from its nearest town Rabat.
Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
Cathedral Ceiling
View of the ceiling of the Cathedral in Mdina, Malta. St. Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral. Mdina is built on the site where governor Publius was reported to have met Saint Paul following his shipwreck off the Maltese coast. Mdina, was the old capital of Malta. It is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the center of the island. Mdina is commonly called the "Silent City" by natives and visitors. The town is still confined within its walls, and has a population of just over three hundred.
Evidence of settlements in Mdina go back to over 4000 BC. It was possibly first fortified by the Phoenicians around 700 BC, because of its strategic location on one of the highest points on the island and as far from the sea as possible. When Malta had been under the control of the Roman Empire, the Roman Governor built his palace there. Legend has it that it was here, in around 60 CE, that the Apostle St. Paul lived after his (historical) shipwreck on the islands.
Mdina owes its present architecture to the Arab period, from 870 until the Normans conquered Malta in 1091. They surrounded the city with thick defensive fortifications and a wide moat, separating it from its nearest town Rabat.
Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
Cathedral Bells
Towers of St. Paul's Cathedral which is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta. Mdina is built on the site where governor Publius was reported to have met Saint Paul following his shipwreck off the Maltese coast. Mdina, was the old capital of Malta. It is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the center of the island. Mdina is commonly called the "Silent City" by natives and visitors. The town is still confined within its walls, and has a population of just over three hundred.
Evidence of settlements in Mdina go back to over 4000 BC. It was possibly first fortified by the Phoenicians around 700 BC, because of its strategic location on one of the highest points on the island and as far from the sea as possible. When Malta had been under the control of the Roman Empire, the Roman Governor built his palace there. Legend has it that it was here, in around 60 CE, that the Apostle St. Paul lived after his (historical) shipwreck on the islands.
Mdina owes its present architecture to the Arab period, from 870 until the Normans conquered Malta in 1091. They surrounded the city with thick defensive fortifications and a wide moat, separating it from its nearest town Rabat.
Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
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