| Lija Belvedere Tower | |
| Status: | Intact |
| Building Type: | Folly |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassic |
| Location: | Lija, Malta |
| Namesake: | Lija |
| Completion Date: | 1857 |
| Owner: | Government of Malta |
| Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Giuseppe Bonavia |
The Lija Belvedere Tower, officially Torri Belvedere, is a belvedere in Lija, Malta. It was built in the 19th century as a folly within a private garden, and it is now located on a roundabout.
The belvedere tower was built in 1857 as a folly within the gardens of Villa Gourigon, a 17th-century villa which belonged to the Marquis Depiro.[1] It was designed by the architect Giuseppe Bonavia.[2]
In the 1950s, part of the villa's garden was destroyed to make way for Transfiguration Avenue. The belvedere was retained as a roundabout, and it is now one of Lija's landmarks.
The tower was restored in 1995 and 1996, and it is listed as a Grade 1 property by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority.[3] [4] It is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands as part of Villa Gourgion.[1]