Architect Edward Said is calling for authorities to intervene on a historic Mosta niche after it's dilapidated state was revealed.

Sharing pictures of The Lady Assumption shrine, Edward revealed the statue dates back a couple of centuries: "The cartouche names Bishop Labini dating the piece to over 200 years ago."

In his post, Edward also highlighted the cultural and historical value of the structure: "The room on which the niche stands is equally of historic importance as it bears a concentration of shrapnel marks most likely dating to the last war."

The statue within the shrine, found on Buqana Road in Mosta, is a copy of the original after the latter was stolen along with a stone beneath it.

An application for its conservation had been filed in 2014 and although approved, it later become known that the shrine was privately owned and the project unravelled.

Would you like to see this beauty restored?