Ponsonby's Column
former monumental column in Valletta, Malta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ponsonby's Column, also known as Ponsonby's Cenotaph,[2] was a monument in Valletta, Malta. It was built in 1838 as a memorial to Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, who was a former Governor of Malta. It was destroyed by lightning in 1864. Its pedestal survived. The pedestal is now located near Hastings Gardens.[3]


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