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The text related to the cultural heritage 'City of Valletta' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| Valletta Il-Belt VallettaCapital city and local councilFrom top: Skyline, Saluting Battery, Lower Barrakka Gardens, St. John's Co-Cathedral and the city walls FlagCoat of armsNickname(s):xc2xa0Il-BeltMotto(s):xc2xa0City Built By Gentlemen For GentlemenMap of the Maltese Archipelago with Valletta highlighted in redCoordinates: 35xc2xb053xe2x80xb254xe2x80xb3N 14xc2xb030xe2x80xb245xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.89833xc2xb0N 14.51250xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.89833; 14.51250Coordinates: 35xc2xb053xe2x80xb254xe2x80xb3N 14xc2xb030xe2x80xb245xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.89833xc2xb0N 14.51250xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.89833; 14.51250[1]CountryMaltaRegionSouth Eastern RegionDistrictSouth Harbour DistrictEstablished28 March 1566Capital city18 March 1571Founded byJean de Parisot ValetteBordersFlorianaGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorAlfred Zammit (PL)Areaxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Capital city and local council0.61xc2xa0km2 (0.24xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation56xc2xa0m (184xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(Jan. 2019)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Capital city and local council5,827xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density9,600/km2 (25,000/sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Urban355,000[3]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Metro393,938[2]xc2xa0Highest Record Population (1875): 25,275Demonym(s)Belti (m), Beltija (f), Beltin (pl) or Vallettan (m), Vallettana (f), Vallettani (pl)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeVLTDialing code356ISO 3166 codeMT-60Patron saintsSt. | WIKI |
| The city was named after Jean Parisot de Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion during the Great Siege of Malta. | WIKI |
| The city is Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture, though the Second World War left major scars on the city, particularly the destruction of the Royal Opera House. | WIKI |
| The city was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. | WIKI |
| The city is noted for its fortifications, consisting of bastions, curtains and cavaliers, along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches. | WIKI |
| Former mural at Is-Suq tal-Belt illustrating the city's construction | WIKI |
| The building of a city on the Sciberras Peninsula had been proposed by the Order of Saint John as early as 1524. | WIKI |
| The victorious Grand Master, Jean de Valette, immediately set out to build a new fortified city on the Sciberras Peninsula to fortify the Order's position in Malta and bind the Knights to the island. | WIKI |
| The city took his name and was called La Valletta. | WIKI |
| Pope Pius V sent his military architect, Francesco Laparelli, to design the new city, while Philip II of Spain sent substantial monetary aid. | WIKI |
| The foundation stone of the city was laid by Grand Master de Valette on 28 March 1566. | WIKI |
| De Valette died from a stroke on 21 August 1568 at age 74 and never saw the completion of his city. | WIKI |
| Francesco Laparelli was the city's principal designer and his plan departed from medieval Maltese architecture, which exhibited irregular winding streets and alleys. | WIKI |
| He designed the new city on a rectangular grid plan, and without any collacchio (an area restricted for important buildings). | WIKI |
| His assistant was the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar, who later oversaw the construction of the city himself after Laparelli's death in 1570. | WIKI |
| The Ufficio delle Case regulated the building of the city as a planning authority. | WIKI |
| In the early 19th century, the British Civil Commissioner, Henry Pigot, agreed to demolish the majority of the city's fortifications. | WIKI |
| In 1939, Valletta was abandoned as the headquarters of the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet due to its proximity to Italy and the city became a flash point during the subsequent two-year long Siege of Malta. | WIKI |
| The Royal Opera House, constructed at the city entrance in the 19th century, was one of the buildings lost to the raids. | WIKI |
| [40] After that, on 27 November 2015 the city also hosted part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015. | WIKI |
| [52] The Parliament of Malta has been housed at the Parliament House near the city's entrance since 2015: it was previously housed at the Grandmaster's Palace in the city centre. | WIKI |
| Winter temperatures are moderated by the surrounding sea, as a result, the city has very mild winters. | WIKI |
| The city is the island's principal cultural center and has a unique collection of churches, palaces and museums and act as one of the city's main visitor attractions. | WIKI |
| When Benjamin Disraeli, future British Prime Minister, visited the city in 1830, he described it as "a city of palaces built by gentlemen for gentlemen," and remarked that "Valletta equals in its noble architecture, if it does not excel, any capital in Europe," and in other letters called it "comparable to Venice and Cxc3xa1diz" and "full of palaces worthy of Palladio. | WIKI |
| [55] The Grandmaster's Palace, built between 1571 and 1574 and formerly the seat of the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, used to house the Maltese Parliament, now situated in a purpose-built structure at the entrance to the city, and now houses the offices of the President of Malta. | WIKI |
| The fortifications of the port, built by the Knights as a magnificent series of bastions, demi-bastions, cavaliers and curtains, approximately 100 metres (330xc2xa0ft) high, all contribute to the unique architectural quality of the city. | WIKI |
| [70] The year was inaugurated with an event called Erba' Pjazez (Four Squares), with shows focused in 4 plazas in the city xe2x80x93 Triton Square, St. George's Square, St. John's Square, and Castille Square xe2x80x93 along with other shows in other points. | WIKI |
| The city's dual band clubs are the "King's Own Band Club" (Maltese: L-Gxc4xa7aqda Muxc5xbcikali King's Own) and "La Valette National Philharmonic Society" (Maltese: Is-Soxc4x8bjetxc3xa0 Filarmonika Nazzjonali La Valette). | WIKI |
| The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is celebrated on 16 July Saint Paul's feast is celebrated on 10 February Saint Dominic's feast is celebrated in Valletta on 4 August or before The feast of Saint Augustine is celebrated on the third Sunday after Easter The city's residents also conduct an annual procession in honour of St. Rita | WIKI |
| Malta International Airport is 8 kilometres (5.0xc2xa0mi) from the city in the town of Luqa. | WIKI |
| Traffic within the city itself is restricted, with some principal roads being completely pedestrian areas. | WIKI |
| In 2006, a park and ride system was implemented in order to increase the availability of parking spaces in the city. | WIKI |
| In 2007, a congestion pricing scheme was implemented to reduce long-term parking and traffic while promoting business in the city. | WIKI |
| Valletta is served by a fleet of electric taxis which transport riders from 10 points in Valletta to any destination in the city. | WIKI |
| "Valletta: A city in history" (PDF). | WIKI |
| Maltaxe2x80x99s capital Valletta is a fortified city located on a hilly peninsula between two of the finest natural harbours in the Mediterranean. | UNESCO |
| The Knights of St John, aided by the most respected European military engineers of the 16th century, conceived and planned the city as a single, holistic creation of the late Renaissance, with a uniform grid plan within fortified and bastioned city walls. | UNESCO |
| Since its creation, the city has witnessed a number of rebuilding projects, yet those have not compromised the harmony between the dramatic topography and the Hippodamian grid. | UNESCO |
| The fabric of the city includes a compact ensemble of 320 monuments that encapsulate every aspect of the civil, religious, artistic and military functions of its illustrious founders. | UNESCO |
| These include the 16th century buildings relating to the founding of the Renaissance city, such as the cathedral of St John, the Palace of the Grand Master, the Auberge de Castile et Lxc3xa9on, the Auberge de Provence, the Auberge dxe2x80x99Italie, the Auberge dxe2x80x99Aragon and the Infirmary of the Order and the churches of Our Lady of Victory, St Catherine and il Gesxc3xb9, as well as the improvements attributed to the military engineers and architects of the 18th century such as the Auberge de Bavixc3xa8re, the Church of the Shipwreck of St Paul, the Library and the Manoel Theatre. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The city is pre-eminently an ideal creation of the late Renaissance with its uniform urban plan, inspired by neo-platonic principles, its fortified and bastioned walls modelled around the natural site and the voluntary implantation of great monuments in well-chosen locations. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vi): The city is irrevocably affiliated with the history of the military and charitable Order of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem, which founded the city in 1566 and maintained it throughout two and a half centuries. | UNESCO |
| The city is built on a narrow peninsula surrounded by water. | UNESCO |
| As a result, the perimeter of the city has remained largely unchanged since the departure of the Knights of St John, unencumbered by more recent development. | UNESCO |
| However, the Outstanding Universal Value of the property is vulnerable to impacts on its setting, form and fabric, deriving from the demands of a living city. | UNESCO |
| The property essentially retains its skyline and form from the 16th century, reflecting the natural topography of the peninsula; however, xc2xa0this is vulnerable to development pressures resulting in the increase of building heights, which is not always consistent with the cityxe2x80x99s historic profile. | UNESCO |
| Rebuilding and restoration necessitated by later war damage has respected the materials and proportions of the historic city. | UNESCO |
| Valletta is a living city. | UNESCO |
| Equally heavy and persistent demands are made on the housing and business premises of the city. | UNESCO |
| To sustain the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, a draft Management Plan for the city was prepared in 2012 and the consultation with stakeholders is ongoing. | UNESCO |
| The adequate implementation of the Management Plan will require collaboration among key entities on large-scale developments within the walled city, as well as clear policies on height controls to protect the cityxe2x80x99s skyline and streetscapes, on the extent of the control area for building heights and on view sheds outside the walled city. | UNESCO |