Valletta, Malta's capital city, was built in the 16th century by Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette after the Great Siege of 1565. The document highlights several landmarks in Valletta including St. John's Co-Cathedral, the bastions, the Upper Barracca Garden, and the Siege Bell Memorial honoring those who fell in World War 2. It notes that Valletta was designed with grid-like streets and describes it as "our beautiful capital city."