List of monuments in Lija

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This is a list of monuments in Lija , Malta, which are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. [1] [2]

List

Name of objectLocationCoordinatesIDPhotoUpload
Niche of St Roque73 Triq Ugo Mifsud 35°54′13″N14°26′57″E / 35.903610°N 14.449233°E / 35.903610; 14.449233 (Niche of St Roque) 00806 Niche of St Roque, Lija village.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Parish Church of Christ the Saviour Misraħ it-Transfigurazzjoni 35°54′06″N14°26′48″E / 35.901729°N 14.446650°E / 35.901729; 14.446650 (Parish Church of Christ the Saviour) 00807 Parish Church of Christ the Saviour.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Statue of St. PaulTriq il-Forn / Triq Ugo Mifsud 35°54′09″N14°26′50″E / 35.902457°N 14.447123°E / 35.902457; 14.447123 (Statue of St. Paul) 00808 Statue of St. Paul, Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Church of Saint PeterTriq il-Forn 35°54′09″N14°26′49″E / 35.902586°N 14.447068°E / 35.902586; 14.447068 (Church of Saint Peter) 00809 Church of Saint Peter, Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of St Joseph29 Triq Ugo Mifsud / Triq is-Salvatur 35°54′11″N14°26′52″E / 35.902942°N 14.447905°E / 35.902942; 14.447905 (Niche of St Joseph) 00810 Niche of St Joseph, Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of Saint Philip NeriTriq Ugo Mifsud / Triq Mabel Strickland 35°54′11″N14°26′54″E / 35.903158°N 14.448377°E / 35.903158; 14.448377 (Niche of Saint Philip Neri) 00811 Niche of Saint Philip Neri.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Church of Christ the Saviour (Old Church)Triq is-Salvatur 35°54′12″N14°26′52″E / 35.903397°N 14.447736°E / 35.903397; 14.447736 (Church of Christ the Saviour (Old Church)) 00812 Church of Christ the Saviour (Old Church).jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Church of Saint AndrewTriq Udo Mifsud 35°54′02″N14°26′47″E / 35.900664°N 14.446253°E / 35.900664; 14.446253 (Church of Saint Andrew) 00813 Church of Saint Andrew, Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Church of St. MaryTriq San Andrija / Triq il-Kbira 35°54′01″N14°26′47″E / 35.900303°N 14.446352°E / 35.900303; 14.446352 (Church of St. Mary) 00814 Church of St. Mary.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of St Joseph16 Triq il-Forn 35°54′04″N14°26′45″E / 35.901208°N 14.445928°E / 35.901208; 14.445928 (Niche of St Joseph) 00815 Niche of St Joseph, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of the Madonna of Mount CarmelTriq il-Kunċizzjoni / Triq il-Forn Sqaq No 3 35°54′05″N14°26′43″E / 35.901295°N 14.445278°E / 35.901295; 14.445278 (Niche of the Madonna of Mount Carmel) 00816 Niche of the Madonna of Mount Carmel, Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of the Madonna of Lourdes42 Triq il-Forn 35°54′06″N14°26′44″E / 35.901666°N 14.445657°E / 35.901666; 14.445657 (Niche of the Madonna of Lourdes) 00817 Niche of the Madonna of Lourdes, Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of the Madonna of SorrowsTriq il-Forn / Triq il-Knisja 35°54′07″N14°26′45″E / 35.901988°N 14.445961°E / 35.901988; 14.445961 (Niche of the Madonna of Sorrows) 00818 Niche of the Madonna of Sorrows, Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Statue of St Joseph181 Triq Annibale Preca 35°53′54″N14°26′47″E / 35.898242°N 14.446370°E / 35.898242; 14.446370 (Statue of St Joseph) 00819 Statue of St Joseph, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of the Annunciation181 Triq Annibale Preca 35°53′54″N14°26′47″E / 35.898292°N 14.446402°E / 35.898292; 14.446402 (Niche of the Annunciation) 00820 Niche of the Annunciation, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Relief of St. JosephTriq Annibale Preca / Triq Sant'Antnin 35°53′53″N14°26′48″E / 35.898191°N 14.446541°E / 35.898191; 14.446541 (Relief of St. Joseph) 00821 Relief of St. Joseph, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of the Sacred Heart of Jesus196 Triq Annibale Preca 35°53′53″N14°26′44″E / 35.898076°N 14.445469°E / 35.898076; 14.445469 (Niche of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) 00822 Niche of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of St. FrancisTriq Sant' Andrija / Triq Sant' Andrija Sqaq No 2 35°53′57″N14°26′44″E / 35.899082°N 14.445694°E / 35.899082; 14.445694 (Niche of St. Francis) 00823 Niche of St Francis, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of Christ the SaviourTriq Sant' Andrija / Triq Enejja 35°53′58″N14°26′45″E / 35.899432°N 14.445843°E / 35.899432; 14.445843 (Niche of Christ the Saviour) 00824 Niche of Christ the Saviour, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of the Assumption8 Triq Enejja 35°53′57″N14°26′47″E / 35.899267°N 14.446251°E / 35.899267; 14.446251 (Niche of the Assumption) 00825 Niche of the Assumption, Hal Lija.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Church of the Madonna tal-MirakliTriq il-Mitħna / Triq Annibale Preca 35°53′49″N14°26′16″E / 35.897074°N 14.437674°E / 35.897074; 14.437674 (Church of the Madonna tal-Mirakli) 00826 Il-Kappella tal-Madonna tal-Mirakli.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of the Madonna of Lourdes10 Triq Annibale Preca 35°53′50″N14°26′17″E / 35.897192°N 14.438061°E / 35.897192; 14.438061 (Niche of the Madonna of Lourdes) 00827 Lija cultural buildings 11.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Church of the Immaculate ConceptionTriq il-Kunċizzjoni / Triq il-Mitħna 35°54′02″N14°26′32″E / 35.900500°N 14.442360°E / 35.900500; 14.442360 (Church of the Immaculate Conception) 00828 Church of the immaculate conception.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of St Nicholas64 Triq il-Kunċizzjoni 35°54′03″N14°26′36″E / 35.900842°N 14.443442°E / 35.900842; 14.443442 (Niche of St Nicholas) 00829 Villa Debono and house with niche.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Relief of the Sacred Heart of Jesus33-35 Triq Annibale Preca 35°53′51″N14°26′25″E / 35.897496°N 14.440407°E / 35.897496; 14.440407 (Relief of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) 00830 Relief of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 01.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Niche of St Michael6 Triq Merino 35°54′12″N14°26′46″E / 35.903418°N 14.446119°E / 35.903418; 14.446119 (Niche of St Michael) 00831 Niche of Saint Michael.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Church of St. MaryTriq Mabel Strickland 35°54′13″N14°26′53″E / 35.903551°N 14.448182°E / 35.903551; 14.448182 (Church of St. Mary) 00832 Church of St Mary, Lija 02.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Palazzo Francia Triq Preziosi 35°54′11″N14°26′42″E / 35.903160°N 14.444952°E / 35.903160; 14.444952 (Palazzo Francia) 01176 Villa Francia, Villa Preziosi.jpeg Missing-monuments-image.svg
Villa Gourgion [3] [4] 4 Triq il-Kbira 35°54′08″N14°26′50″E / 35.902302°N 14.447208°E / 35.902302; 14.447208 (Villa Gourgion [5] [6] ) 01177 Dar Karmen Grima.jpg Missing-monuments-image.svg

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References

  1. "National Inventory Register". National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016.
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