The archway was built by the aristocratic Testaferrata family in 1796 when Fra Nicolaus Butius saw the need for the development of a main road in the area to facilitate movement from Msida to Sliema, with this event commemorated with the structure itself.
The gate originally stood in the locality of Birkirkara but with the passage of time the area where it stands became a separate locality as Gzira.
Another similar archway with similar architecture was built in Ta' Xbiex, the Ta' Xbiex Gate by the same Testaferrata family.
This was demolished in 1989 and the exact location it stood is unknown but was in the parameters of Brockdorff Street.
The Fawwara Gate was a source of inspiration to 19th-century painters.
A fortified tower was located in the whereabouts of the building, with the gate possibly serving as a gateway to the tower.
The street where the gate is found is named for the tower as Triq it-Torri.

The archway has been left in a dilapidated state for quite some years, having had unprofessional restoration in 1908 with the use of cement causing it more harm.
 Since 1933 the archway was given to the responsibility of a business as part of the contractual lease of a site in the vicinity.
However no maintenance has ever been recorded to have taken place until it came to a wider public criticism of its neglect.
At one point, the actual owners being the Sant Fournier family at the time sold the business due to financial constrains caused by WWII.

On the turn of the 21st century the gate was caught by the attention of the Sliema Historic Society (SHS), bringing the attention of the local media, leading and exposing outrage of its state.
In 2011-2012 the arch was in danger to collapse and for this reason it was listed under the Emergency Conservation Order with the use of the Environment and Development Planning Act 2010 with the use of article 82.
The government of Malta was sensitive of not infringing law as the archway stands on private property.
The business owner took responsibility to restore the archway and works of restoration were carried out in 2013.
Today the archway is in a good state of preservation and open to public any time of the day.

It has been initially suggested that the gate be graded as grade 2 national monument but was later graded as grade 1 national monument in the final decision of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA).
The archway was built by the aristocratic Testaferrata family in 1796 when Fra Nicolaus Butius saw the need for the development of a main road in the area to facilitate movement from Msida to Sliema, with this event commemorated with the structure itself. The gate originally stood in the locality of Birkirkara but with the passage of time the area where it stands became a separate locality as Gzira. Another similar archway with similar architecture was built in Ta' Xbiex, the Ta' Xbiex Gate by the same Testaferrata family. This was demolished in 1989 and the exact location it stood is unknown but was in the parameters of Brockdorff Street. The Fawwara Gate was a source of inspiration to 19th-century painters. A fortified tower was located in the whereabouts of the building, with the gate possibly serving as a gateway to the tower. The street where the gate is found is named for the tower as Triq it-Torri.
The archway has been left in a dilapidated state for quite some years, having had unprofessional restoration in 1908 with the use of cement causing it more harm.  Since 1933 the archway was given to the responsibility of a business as part of the contractual lease of a site in the vicinity. However no maintenance has ever been recorded to have taken place until it came to a wider public criticism of its neglect. At one point, the actual owners being the Sant Fournier family at the time sold the business due to financial constrains caused by WWII.
On the turn of the 21st century the gate was caught by the attention of the Sliema Historic Society (SHS), bringing the attention of the local media, leading and exposing outrage of its state. In 2011-2012 the arch was in danger to collapse and for this reason it was listed under the Emergency Conservation Order with the use of the Environment and Development Planning Act 2010 with the use of article 82. The government of Malta was sensitive of not infringing law as the archway stands on private property. The business owner took responsibility to restore the archway and works of restoration were carried out in 2013. Today the archway is in a good state of preservation and open to public any time of the day. 
It has been initially suggested that the gate be graded as grade 2 national monument but was later graded as grade 1 national monument in the final decision of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA).
Fawwara Gate