Editing Optical telegraph (section)

=====Malta=====
[[File:Sudika Nadur Ta' Kenuna.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ta' Kenuna Tower]], a semaphore tower in [[Nadur]], [[Gozo]], Malta, built by the British in 1848]]
The British military authorities began to consider installing a semaphore line in [[Malta]] in the early 1840s. Initially, it was planned that semaphore stations be established on the bell towers and domes of the island's churches, but the religious authorities rejected the proposal. Due to this, in 1848 new semaphore towers were constructed at [[Għargħur Semaphore Tower|Għargħur]] and [[Għaxaq Semaphore Tower|Għaxaq]] on the main island, and another was built at [[Ta' Kenuna Tower|Ta' Kenuna]] on Gozo. Further stations were established at the [[Grandmaster's Palace (Valletta)|Governor's Palace]], [[Selmun Palace]] and the [[Giordan Lighthouse]]. Each station was staffed by the [[Royal Engineers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Semaphore Tower|url=http://gharghur.gov.mt/semaphore-tower/|website=Għargħur Local Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094408/http://gharghur.gov.mt/semaphore-tower/|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>