What a caveman this guy is.

“Jekk veru iridu s-sbuħija tal-belt allura iridu ineħħu bini ikrah li tela’ dan l-aħħar 50sena.”
Hares sewwa u tara li l-Posta u l-ghassa tal-belt se jitwaqqghu biex ikun hemm fetha mal genb tal-Knisja ta’ Santa Katerina. Kemm tiflah twaqqa’ bini ikrah?

Kulħadd għandu dritt jiddiskuti u jagħti opinjoni tiegħu. Ma tagħmilx sens li għax Nazzjonalist trid taqbel bilfors mall-proġett li ħejja il-Perit ta’ fama internazzjonali is-Sur Piano. U lanqas ma tagħmel sens li għax Laburist ma taqbilx mall-proġett.

Hemm mitt argument biex taqbel u mija oħra biex ma taqbilx.

L-opinjoni tiegħi.

Bħala idea ta’ belt rinnaximentali jkun jixraq li l-belt naraw bieb li jkun jixraqilha, jiġifieri bieb ġdid li juri d-dekor u s-sbuħija ta’ din il-belt. Ma tagħmlix sens li tibni l-bieb oriġinali jiġifieri l-bieb ta’ Żmien il-Kavallieri – Porta San Giorgio. Lanqas dak li bnew l-Ingliżi u wisq aktar il-kruha tal-bieb li għandna llum. Kont naqbel li jinbena bieb xieraq li fih dekorazzjoni li tixraq lil din il-belt Majestuża.

L-idea li l-foss jiġi mibdul fi ġnien sabiħ hija idea ġenjali. U tkun isbaħ kemm-il darba l-karozzi tal-linja ma jibqgħux ikerrhu d-daħla tal-belt…u forsi minflok venda naraw ġdid sabiħ mdawwar mal-funtana.

L-idea tat-teatru hija idea oħra sabiħa. Kif ġa semmejt ma tagħmilx sens tibni bini li jkun waqa’. Ma ninsewx li t-teatru Rjali lanqas kien bini oriġinali fil-belt u tajjeb li ngħidu li għalkemm fid-deher kien sabiħ, meta mqabbel ma’ belt rinnaxximentali kien stil ieħor. U allura li tħalli l-fdalijiet oriġinali u minnu innifsu qed turi l-Istorja ta’ dak li għaddew minnu l-Maltin ta’ qabilna filwaqt li tużah għall-bżonn tal-poplu llum hija idea tajba.

Il-Parlament għadni dubbjuż dwaru. U allura mhux se nikkumenta.

Naħseb li meta wieħed jħares lejn il-Proġett irid iħares lejh bħala ħaġa sħiħa. Xi ħadd sema’ l-parking li naħseb hija vera problema fil-belt…allura tajjeb li n-nies tal-belt ikollhom alternattivi bħalma hi l-Park and Ride u forsi jkun hemm ideat innovattivi oħrajn.

Jekk veru iridu s-sbuħija tal-belt allura iridu ineħħu bini ikrah li tela’ dan l-aħħar 50sena. Pero’ fl-istess ħin x’ħa jsir minn dawn in-nies?

Naħseb li dan il-proġett irid isir man-nies għan-nies. Ovvjament se ssib min jaqbel jew ma jaqbilx għas-sempliċi raġuni politika u oħrajn li jikkrittikaw b’mod kostruttiv għax f’qalbhom veru jixtiequ li l-Belt tibqa’ sabiħa anzi tisbieħ bħala ġawhra f’pajjiżna.

Grazzi
(Jekk joġgħobkom ikkritikaw mingħajr tgħajjir :P )

Laburist

Thanks for your erudite reply, John.

John. If you care to examine the hundreds of original maps and plans of Valletta published/drawn since 1566, you will find that pre 1600 the gate was referred to as Porta San Giorgio, and after that date it was called Porta Reale.

“Too Clever” because “buildings which were higher than the bastions” only appeared in Porta Reale times. If you look at the important Francesco dell’Antella map of Valletta of 1602 you will see that just inside the gate (where parliament is to be erected, and where the “council flats” are), there are no buildings at all. These were built later. Therefore : “or better still Porta San Giorgio” is not better at all, but is incorrect. Incidentally, the gate is referred to as Porta Reale in this 1602 map.

I hope this answers your questions.

@ john: Nice to know that it was called Porta Reale from 1600. Can you tell me from where you got this information, I thought it originated in the British era. We had no kings in the knights period, even though the Grand Master was called is-Sultan.
If it was originally called Porta San Giorgio then where was I being “too clever”?

I think you’re trying to be a bit too clever. Porta San Giorgio started being called Porta Reale around 1600. So Porta Reale would be correct (or Kingsgate – if you prefer).

And sentences begin with a capital letter.