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The Trumpet
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April 29, 2024
A brass trumpet, the 18th Century, The Armoury of the Grand Master's of the Order of St John Palace, Valletta, Malta. In the 19th century, this trumpet was being presented as the trumpet that sounded… ›
The Two Opposing
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March 29, 2024
Narva, a painting by Wilhelm Siegfried Stavenhagen, engraved by Gustav Lange in the 19th century. Ivangorod Fortress (on the left of the engraving) was built in the 15th century by Muscovite Russia,… ›
The Windmills
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February 27, 2024
The medieval windmills at Mandraki Harbor, Rhodes, Greece and Ta' Kola Windmill in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. Most of windmills in Rhodes and Malta were built by the Order of St John as they were… ›
The Detail
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January 29, 2024
The painting Battle of Grunwald painted by Jan Matejko in 1878, Warsaw, Poland. It depicts the Battle of Grunwald fought allies – the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania against the… ›
Might of Colours
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December 27, 2023
Margat Castle in Syria, an illustration from Guillaume Rey's book Étude sur les monuments de l'architecture militaire des croisés en Syrie et dans l'île de Chypre (1871). The castle belonged to the… ›
Where the Stahlhelm Came From
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November 30, 2023
The detail of the reconstruction of the 15th century Teutonic Order Knight’s armour, Cesis Castle, Latvia. The design of the Stahlhelm or German military steel helmet, introduced in 1916, was based… ›
The King and the Grand Master
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October 19, 2023
The fragment of the portrait of Louis XIV of France painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1701. The King wears French cavalry armour decorated with the fleurs de lis and the blue sash of the Order of the… ›
The Grand Master
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September 28, 2023
The bronze statue of Grand Master de Vilhena, Floriana, Malta. This statue was cast in the foundry of the Order of St John and was installed in Fort Manoel in 1736; later it was relocated a few times… ›
The Emperor and the Grand Master
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August 29, 2023
The fragment of the portrait of Emperor Paul I by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1800. It shows him wearing the robes of the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller and the collar of the Order. The reason of… ›
The Largest Survived
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July 30, 2023
Evangelical Lutheran Church In Šilutė. The largest, and the least ravaged of many churches in Lithuania Minor, lutheran church which survived during and after WW2. ›
The Green Cross
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June 29, 2023
The entrance of Castello Lanzun or Lanzun Tower, the 15th-century fortified farmhouse, Mensija, Malta. The tower is used as the headquarters of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of… ›
The Kastell Shape
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May 29, 2023
The Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. This castle was constructed between 1232 and 1240 by the Emperor Frederick II, a launcher of the Sixth Crusade (1228-1229), in the quadrangular … ›
But not Maltese One...
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April 30, 2023
The mosaic floor detail, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy. The symbol of the Kingdom of Italy and, also, the coat of arms of the House of Savoy, based on a crusader flag, is visible there … ›
The Motifs
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March 28, 2023
The fresco by Giuseppe Rossi in the cupola of the Church of the Visitation in the monastery of Pažaislis, Kaunas, Lithuania. The monastery was founded in 1664 by the Pac family, one of the most… ›
One Day's Horse Ride
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January 31, 2023
The map of the medieval Teutonic castles in Poland. As is visible in the picture, the castles were built by the Order a maximum of about 30 km or one day’s horse ride apart, because the Teutonic… ›
St Morris
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December 30, 2022
The fortified Šiauliai Cathedral, Lithuania. A few interesting facts are related to Šiauliai: battle of Saule between the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and pagan Samogitians and Semigallians was… ›
Jehovah Solatium Meum
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November 30, 2022
Statue of King Charles IX of Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden. The king’s, as the founder's of the Order of Jehova (Swedish dynastic order of knighthood), motto "Jehovah solatium meum" (God my comfort) is… ›
The Patron Saints
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November 04, 2022
Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey of the Order of St Benedict on the mountain Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. The Abbey was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt later for enshrining the statue of the… ›
The Granary
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September 29, 2022
The granary in Piekary Street Toruń, Poland. It was constructed in the first half of the 18th century, but this type of multi storey building in Prussia originated from the first granaries which were… ›
The Stronghold
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August 30, 2022
The model of the Hospitaller or the Knights of St John Compound in Acre in the 13th century, Acre, Israel. The size and the fortification of the compound, which also served as the headquarters for… ›
Power in Bronze
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July 30, 2022
The main armoury of the Order of St John or The Palace Armoury at the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta, Malta. Bronze cannons, as could be seen in the picture, were lighter than cast or wright iron,… ›
The Resemblance
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June 28, 2022
The sign of Juodkrantė, Lithuania. In the 19th century, Juodkratė, as fishermen's village on the Curonian Spit which then was a part of the Kingdom of Prussia, was granted a sign with the black cross… ›
A Protective Disguise
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May 29, 2022
The detail of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt’s armour, Valletta, Malta. The armour suit was made at the beginning of the 17th century and was russeted, etched and gilded to be worn during parades… ›
One of the Three
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April 29, 2022
The early 12th-century icon of Our Lady of Damascus (the Damascene), Valletta, Malta. It was brought from Rhodes to Malta by the Knights of St John in 1530, together with the icon of Our Lady… ›
The Knightly Vestment
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March 29, 2022
The fragment of the anon. copy after Antoine Favray’s 18th century painting of Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, Rabat, Malta. The grandmaster is shown with a red, bearing a white cross, sopra… ›
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