0 2 ▁and ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁of ▁which ▁no ▁traces ▁remain . ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁B irk irk ara ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁' Old ▁Church ', ▁namely ▁the ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Church ▁in ▁M rie hel , ▁B irk irk ara . ▁Today ▁B irk irk ara ' s ▁parish ▁church ▁is ▁also ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Helen ▁as ▁St ▁Helen ' s ▁Bas il ica . ▁ ▁Modern ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁Ta ' ▁ <0xC4> <0x8A> ied a ▁Tower ▁today ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁dil ap id ated ▁state ▁and ▁subject ▁to ▁further ▁d eter ior ation ▁due ▁to ▁v andal ism ▁and ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁veget ation . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Tri q ▁il - Bar u za ▁( Il - Bar u za ▁Street ) ▁surrounded ▁by ▁modern ▁housing ▁est ates . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁The ▁tower ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁protected ▁anti ques ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ta ▁Environment ▁and ▁Pl anning ▁Author ity ▁( ME PA ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁with ▁am end ments ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁area ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁St . ▁Julian ' s . ▁The ▁San ▁G w ann ▁Local ▁Council ▁has ▁successfully ▁managed ▁to ▁schedule ▁the ▁tower ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁monument ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁other ▁remains ), ▁by ▁the ▁Mal ta ▁Environment ▁and ▁Pl anning ▁Author ity ▁( ME PA ), ▁but