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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Lost Crusaders' Tunnels Found Near Palace on Malta


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Discovered in February 2009 in the capital of the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, this tunnel is thought to be part of a centuries-old underground water system built by the Knights of Malta.

Established in the 11th century, the military order was a key fighting force in the Crusades, a series of Christian military campaigns that originally had the goal of capturing Jerusalem. The Knights of Malta ruled the island from 1530 to 1798.

Photograph courtesy Claude Borg of the Valletta Rehabilitation Project