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Mapping the Town: 7: Valletta

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Archaeologist Julian Richards concludes his look at how and why towns take shape.

Malta's fortress city was designed by Francesco Laparelli. How did he reconcile Renaissance ideas about the ideal city with the military demands of a fortress? And did the collision of the Islamic and Christian worlds in the middle of the Mediterranean shape the map of the town?

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Presenter:
Julian Richards
Producer:
John Byrne
Source: Radio Times

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