The Grand Harbor in Malta is a National Heritage Site and has hardly changed at all. Except for the fact they built our apartments next to Fort St. Angelo, the home of the Knights of Malta. This affront to historical preservation caused the downfall of the previous government.
But over in the next bay, Sliema, which then was a quiet backwater, is now filling up with high-rises as you can see below. I have previously shown pictures from the Hilton at ground level, here is an aerial view:
