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Any visitor to Malta cannot fail to be impressed by the massive ramparts surrounding the harbour area. These fortifications, built by the Knights
Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta, represent a unique opportunity for examining in detail the planning and building of such large-scale defensive works. Although the Maltese fortifications erected between 1530 and 1798 are in some respects unique, they nonetheless constitute a representative example of contemporary
European military architecture at its best. By the end of the XVIIth century the French had established a veritable corps of engineers led by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and it was to France that the knights looked for their supply of engineers in the XVIIIth century. The employment of men such as Colongues, Tigné, Mondion, Maigret,
Folard, Bourlamaque, and Pontleroy marked not ony the eclipse of the
Italians as the leading military engineers of Europe, but also the transfer of the Order from the Imperial into the French sphere of influence.
The venue of the seminar is the centrally located Hotel Phoenicia which is interposed between the Valletta and Floriana landfront fortifications brought to perfection by the 1715 French military mission to Malta working on the guidelines inherited from Vauban. The aim of this seminar is to have an international forum in order to commemorate the trecentary anniversary of Vauban's death and his influence on the development of the fortifications in Malta during the
XVIIIth century.
This seminar will be mainly of interest to practising conservation architects, architecture students, architectural historians, curators and stone conservators. The participants will have the opportunity to discuss the influence of Vauban on the development of Maltese fortifications and compare the conservation of his fortifications in
France with the current restoration projects of the forts and fortifications in Malta.
MINISTRY FOR RESOURCES
AND INFRASTRUCTURE
University of Malta
IMC
An
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
organised by the
EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN MALTA and the
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BAROQUE STUDIES within the
UNIVERISTY OF MALTA in collaboration with the
MINISTRY FOR RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, the
MALTA TOURISM AUTHORITY and the
KAMRA TAL-PERITI
22-23 NOVEMBER 2007
HOTEL PHOENICIA - FLORIANA

ND
Six papers focused on the theme:
The influence of his achievement on the military architecture of Baroque Europe
08h30 Registration for the seminar
09h00 Inaugural speeches:
Hon. NINU ZAMMIT
Minister of Resources and Infrastructure
H.E. JEAN MARC RIVES
Ambassador of France
09h30 Prof. DENNIS DE LUCCA
University of Malta
Mr. ALAIN MONFERRAND
President of the Association Vauban
Arch. CLAUDE BUSUTTIL
Conservation Architect
10h30 - 11h00 Coffee Break
11h00 Prof . MARIA GIUFFRE
University of Palermo
Dr. STEPHEN SPITERI
Superintendent of Fortifications
Prof . MICHELE VIROL
CNRS, France
12h00 - 13h00 Discussion
RD
Six papers focused on the theme:
The conservation of the forts and fortifications
09h00 Mrs. EMILIE D'ORGEIX
Military historian
Mr. PHILIPPE PROST
Conservation Architect
Arch. HERMANN BONNICI
Restoration Unit (MRES)
10h00 - 10h30 Coffee Break
10h30 Arch. DAVID MALLIA
Din L-Art Helwa
Prof. ALEX TORPIANO
MIDI
Prof. ALAIN MONFERRAND
President of the Association Vauban
11h30 - 12h30 Discussion
20h00 STRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT commemorating Vauban followed by a GALA DINNER
Translation and interpretation of the conferences provided by
International Translation Agency, Monsieur Rachid Titouah.
The Institute for Maltese Culture (IMC), under the direction of Marie
Amélie Gleizes Dewavrin, helps in the organisation of events which promote the Maltese culture in France and in other European countries.
sébastien le prestre de vauban (1633-1707)
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