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The aqueduct was carried through underground pipes or over a series of stone arches where there were depressions in the ground level. To commemorate the construction of the aqueduct, the
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at night with no street light hit the arch and severely damaged its Santa Venera-facing façade. The central arch was dismantled by military personnel under the supervision of the Public Works
Department about two months later. The arch was completely destroyed on 12 February 1944, when a
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Valletta lay as a corpse. Today the spirit of water has brought life to her. The primordial spirit floated on water. Now water has been drawn to her and that spirit reappears. Bontadino de Bontadini from Bologna is he who delivered the waters
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issued a set of two stamps to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the
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Fra Alof de Wignacourt, Grand Master. Valletta city and citadel, the sweetest waters revive eternal salvation. Renovated in 1739.)
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404:ET ARCEM DULCISSIMIS AQUIS
398:FRI. ALOPHIO DE WIGNACOURT
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599:ILLUM 28 TA' APRIL 2016
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208:Limestone
183:Destroyed
165:Completed
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