• 5 May 1905. The Rinella Battery, as it is more commonly known as Fort Rinella, was built in… Filter. All Fortifications Kalkara.
  • Fort Rinella conducted tours Firing a large Victorian Cannon demonstration. Bayonet Drill Demonstration at Fort Rinella Signalling Demonstration at at Fort Rinella.
  • Fort Rinella in Malta. Built in 1878 by the British, Fort Rinella was the most technologically advanced war machine of its day.
  • Fort Rinella is only a 5 minute drive away from Birgu (Vittoriosa), one of the Three Cities and the original fortified residence of the Knights of Malta.
  • 100 Ton-Gun at Fort Rinella. As for the gun, the ammunition was kept underground in two separate chambers, one for the shells, and the other for the gunpowder.
  • In Malta there are several historic, iconic places as well. One of those places, is the Fort Rinella in Malta and the one of a kind cannon you can find in the fort.
  • Fort Rinella is one of a series of four coastal batteries built by the British in Malta and in Gibraltar between the years 1878 and 1886.
  • Fort Rinella was built in 1878 by the British in Malta and was one of four 100-ton batteries built in Malta and Gibraltar to protect the British.
  • They would protect the harbours in the colonies of Malta and Gibraltar. One of them - Fort Rinella – was built close to Valletta and you can still visit it today.