Flat Bastion Road
The 400 metres (1,300 ft) long Flat Bastion Road runs north-south from Devil's Gap Road and becomes Gardiner's Road before entering Europa Road, to The Llanito name for the road is Cuesta de Mr. Bourne, and was previously known in Spanish as Senda del moro (English: Path of the Moor). Located in a mainly wealthy residential area, the road contains some old government buildings. Of note is the Flat Bastion Magazine—now a geological research facility and exhibition centre that forms part of the Flat Bastion. The Gibraltar Public School opened on Flat Bastion Road in 1832 and served as a free institution for impoverished children of all denominations. In 2009 a government initiative proposed putting an additional 104 public parking spots on the road. In 2010 there was public criticism about the lack of parking on the road as the government had removed existing parking before constructing the new parking spaces.
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