🏟️ Ponsonby's Column

Malta · Europe · 35.90°N, 14.51°E

Ponsonby's Column, also known as Ponsonby's Cenotaph, was a monumental column in Valletta, Malta. It was built in 1838 as a memorial to Major-General Sir Frederick Ponsonby, a former Governor of Malta, but it was destroyed by lightning in 1864. Its plinth survived, and is now located near Hastings Gardens.

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Quick facts

Country	Malta
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	35.90°N, 14.51°E · view on map

Ponsonby's Column is located in Malta, in Europe.

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