°Malta ° UNESCO °world heritage sites
°Gozo region [capital = Victoria]
°Ggantija Temples
in
°Xaghra
on
°Triq John Otto Bayer
°
The Ggantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta. The Ggantija temples are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers erected the two Ggantija temples during the Neolithic (c. 3600–2500 BC), which makes these temples more than 5500 years old and the world's second oldest existing manmade religious structures after Gobekli Tepe.
°Inner Harbour region [capital = Valletta]
°City
of
°Valletta
see
°detail
°
The fabric of the city includes a compact ensemble of 320 monuments that encapsulate every aspect of the civil, religious, artistic and military functions of its illustrious founders. These include the 16th century buildings relating to the founding of the Renaissance city, such as the cathedral of St John, the Palace of the Grand Master, the Auberge de Castile et Léon, the Auberge de Provence, the Auberge d’Italie, the Auberge d’Aragon and the Infirmary of the Order and the churches of Our Lady of Victory, St Catherine and il Gesù, as well as the improvements attributed to the military engineers and architects of the 18th century such as the Auberge de Bavière, the Church of the Shipwreck of St Paul, the Library and the Manoel Theatre.
°Nothern region [capital = Mosta]
°Ta' Hagrat + Skorba Temples
in
°Mgarr
on
°Ta' Hagrat + Triq L-Imqades
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The complex contains two adjacent temples. The smaller temple abuts the major one on the northern side.
°Outer Harbour region [capital = Zabbar]
°Tarxien Temples
in
°Tarxien
on
°Triq It Tempji Neolitici
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Of particular interest on the temple site is the rich and intricate stonework, which includes depictions of domestic animals carved in relief, altars, and screens decorated with spiral designs and other patterns. Demonstrative of the skill of the builders is a chamber set into the thickness of the wall between the South and Central temples and containing a relief showing a bull and a sow.
°Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
in
°Paola
on
°Triq Ic Cimiterju
°
The Hypogeum is thought to have been a sanctuary and necropolis, with the remains of more than 7,000 intdiduals documented by archeologists,[1] and is among the best preserved examples of the Maltese temple building culture that also produced the Megalithic Temples and Xagħra Stone Circle.
°South Eastern region [capital = Zejtun]
°Hagar Qim + Mnajdra Temples
in
°Qrendi
on
°Triq Hagar Qim
°
The Megalithic Temples of Malta are among the most ancient religious sites on Earth, described by the World Heritage Sites committee as "unique architectural masterpieces."
