In pictures: Prominent Valletta landmarks that are no more

One of the windmills that stood on the Marsamxett south side of Valletta.

A cynic’s view might well be that Valletta boasts of so many conspicuous landmarks that it can well afford to lose a few. I would not be that complacent.No one expects a city planned almost 500 years ago to remain vacuum sealed and smothered in mothballs. Towns represent living organisms and survive through their own...