La Valetta is a planned fortified city built by Francisco Laparelli[0] for the Order of St John in the 16th century.<p>Nothing to do with the romans, or with normal maltese city architecture (which is much more organic)<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Francesco_Laparelli" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Francesco_Laparelli</a>