FORT ST ELMO , WAS THE SCENE OF THE ORIGINAL SIEGE OF MALTA.IN THE LOWER FOREGROUND IS THE BARRIERA,ONCE A QUARRANTINE AREA FOR TRAVELLERS ARRIVING IN MALTA.FORT ST ELMO GAINED SOME LATTERDAY FAME AS THE SITE OF FILMING FOR,' MIDNIGHT EXPRESS'IN WHICH THE FORT (ACTUALLY A POLICE TRAINING ACCADEMY)BECAME A NOTORIOUS TURKISH PRISON.