page_title: Ta' Ċieda Tower
section_title: Modern
hierarchical_section_title: Ta' Ċieda Tower / Modern
caption_attribution_description: English: Ta' Cieda Tower and vegetation, San Gwann, Malta
context_page_description: Ta' Ċieda Tower, also known as San Ġwann Roman Tower, is a Punic-Roman tower in San Ġwann, Malta. The exact origins of the tower could date back to pre-history with different architecture. It is argued that the tower could be of Punic origins rather than Roman but the latter have adapted it. The site of the tower was used as a cemetery, or more, during the Muslim caliphate in the medieval times. Following the expulsion of the Muslims in Malta a church dedicated to St. Helen was built on the site.
  Today roughly one-third of the tower still stands and is neglected. The tower is one of a chain of towers that were built at their time, probably designed to aid each other from invasion coming from the sea. Eight coastal towers are believed to have existed in Malta and none on the nearby island of Gozo; six of which are known as the Punic-Roman towers. The remains of rural villa, consisting of a cistern and Roman wall, are found close by.
context_section_description: The remaining base of the Ta' Ċieda Tower today is in a dilapidated state and subject to further deterioration due to vandalism and the growth of vegetation. It is located in Triq il-Baruza (Il-Baruza Street) surrounded by modern housing estates.
caption: Vegetation, dumping and dilapidation at the site of Ta' Cieda Tower[31]
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