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Grunenbergh's coat of arms and a commemorative inscription at Fort St Angelo

Carlos de Grunenbergh, also known as Carlo Grunenberg (died 1696), was a Flemish architect and military engineer active in the late 17th century. He mainly designed fortifications in Sicily and Malta. He was also a member of the Order of Saint John.

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Carlos de Grunenbergh

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Carlos de Grunenbergh, also known as Carlo Grunenberg (died 1696), was a Flemish architect and military engineer active in the late 17th century. He mainly...

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1693 Sicily earthquake

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Amongst other administrators sent to the damaged area was Colonel Don Carlos de Grunenbergh, royal engineer to the King of Spain, who had experience in planning...

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Porta Spagnola

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the 1670s and 1680s to designs of the Flemish military engineer Carlos de Grunenbergh. On 13 May 1680, the city council granted a loan of 30,000 scudi...

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Ligny Tower

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its construction. The tower was designed by the Flemish architect Carlos de Grunenbergh. It has a square base with scarped walls, with four corner turrets...

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Porta Ligny

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at the time were being upgraded by the Flemish military engineer Carlos de Grunenbergh, and it led towards an inner gate known as the Porta Reale or Porta...

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Fort Ricasoli

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although it was still incomplete. In 1681, the Flemish engineer Carlos de Grunenbergh proposed some changes to the design of the fort, and these recommendations...

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Fort Manoel

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a third proposal was drawn up by the Flemish military engineer Carlos de Grunenbergh in 1687. Grunenburgh's proposal consisted of a fort with four bastions...

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Fort Saint Michael

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which had a terrace platform with ten embrasures. In 1687, Don Carlos de Grunenbergh visited the fort and recommended the addition of a faussebraye....

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Floriana Lines

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1680s some minor modifications were made by the Flemish engineer Carlos de Grunenbergh. Work on Valperga's modifications to the lines progressed slowly...

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Gregorio Carafa

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Fort Saint Angelo was strengthened and rebuilt by the architect Carlos de Grunenbergh, at Carafa's request. Carafa's name appears on the plaque above...

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Fortifications of Birgu

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layout dates back to a major reconstruction by Flemish architect Carlos de Grunenbergh in the 1690s. For more details about the fort's layout, see here...

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Fortifications of Senglea

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Lower Spur Battery) at the base of the Spur. It was designed by Carlos de Grunenbergh in the 1680s, and it has ten embrasures. Sheer Bastion (il-Maċina)...

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Real Cittadella

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happened a few years earlier in 1674. The fort was designed by Carlos de Grunenbergh, the military engineer of the Viceroy of Sicily. It was built in...

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