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Mosta Rotunda

Name: Mosta Rotunda
Address: Mosta, MT

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Jan

June 26, 2022

The Mosta Dome (aka Mosta Rotunda) has what’s believed to be the third larges unsupported dome roof in the world. Apart from its impressive architecture and interiors, its history could have unfolded very differently, had the 200kg bomb that was dropped by the German Luftwaffe in 1942 had detonated. Instead, it pierced the roof and fell amid a congregation of some 300 people but failed to explode. Miraculously, no one was injured.

Alex

December 29, 2019

This Roman Catholic Church is also referred to as the Rotunda of Mosta or the Mosta Dome. It was designed by Maltese architect Giorgo Grognet de Vassé during the 1830’s, and built upon the site of a previous church. The church’s striking dome is the third largest unsupported dome in Europe, and the ninth largest in the world. Gronget de Vassé’s inspiration for the church stemmed from the Pantheon in Rome, specifically the style of the main portico, Ionic columns, and the massive, central dome.

Maria

January 30, 2019

Until a few years ago , the Mosta Dome was the 3rd largest in the world. It visited by hundreds of tourists every week. An interesting fact is that during WWII a bomb that fell in the church never exploded. The bomb is still exhibited in the church.