Safal Saflieni Hypogeum
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UNESCO site (1980)
Short description: The Hypogeum is a huge underground structure excavated c. 2500 BC, using gigantic maneuvers to lift huge blocks of coral limestone. Perhaps initially a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.
Well entered in the register: National Inventory of Cultural Heritage of the Maltese Islands - National Inventory of Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI) ID: 47
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