Megalptic temples of Ggantija - Gozo
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Megalithic complex (built between 3600 and 3000 BC). The temple is made up of two units built side by side, enclosed in a single external wall and bearing the same façade; both have an entrance that overlooks a square in beaten earth. Gigantia it was used for about a thousand years, until the middle of the third millennium BC (about 2500 BC).
The Temple is part of the multiserial UNESCO site "Megalithic Temples of Malta (1980/1992)"
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: 1
Short description: Seven megalithic temples are found on the islands of Malta and Gozo, each the fruit of individual development. The two temples of Ggantija on the island of Gozo are notable for their gigantic Bronze structures. On the island of Malta, the temples of Hagar Qin, Mnajdra and Tarxien are unique architectural masterpieces, given the limited resources available to their builders. The Ta'Hagrat and Skorba complexes show how the temple-building tradition has been handed down in Malta.
Source: UNESCO
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