Megalithic Temples of Malta

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site prehistoric temple complex

The Megalithic Temples of Malta are a group of prehistoric stone temple complexes, among the oldest free-standing structures in the world, renowned for their sophisticated architecture and ritual significance.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Ggantija Temples 0 3
Maltese Temple Culture 0 1
Megalithic Temples of Malta World Heritage property 0 1
Temple Period of Maltese prehistory 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site →
archaeological site →
prehistoric temple complex →
architecturalStyle megalithic →
associatedWith Megalithic Temples of Malta self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Temple Period of Maltese prehistory
continent Europe →
country Malta →
dateOfInscriptionOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList 1980 →
earliestConstructionDate c. 3600 BCE →
excavationBegan 19th century →
extensionOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1992 →
hasFeature altars and carved stone decorations →
apse-shaped chambers →
orthostats and trilithon doorways →
hasPart Mnajdra →
Skorba →
Tarxien Temples →
Ta’ Ħaġrat →
Ġgantija →
Ħaġar Qim →
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageStatus protected archaeological monuments →
inscribedBy UNESCO →
inscriptionLanguageAtSite none (prehistoric, non-literate culture) →
knownFor being among the oldest free-standing stone structures in the world →
megalithic architecture →
ritual and ceremonial use →
latestConstructionDate c. 2500 BCE →
locatedIn Malta →
locatedOn Gozo →
surface form: island of Gozo

Malta →
surface form: island of Malta
managedBy Heritage Malta →
materialUsed limestone →
nearbyCity Valletta →
partOf Malta →
surface form: Maltese Islands
period Chalcolithic →
Neolithic →
region central Mediterranean →
significance evidence of complex prehistoric religious practices →
outstanding example of Mediterranean prehistoric architecture →
touristAttraction yes →
UNESCOcriteria (iv) →
(vi) →
UNESCOregion Europe and North America →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 132 →
visitorFacilities interpretation centres at major temple sites →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malta → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Megalithic Temples of Malta →
Gozo → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin → Megalithic Temples of Malta →
this entity surface form: Ggantija Temples
Megalithic Temples of Malta → associatedWith → Megalithic Temples of Malta self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Temple Period of Maltese prehistory
Gozo → contains → Megalithic Temples of Malta →
this entity surface form: Ggantija Temples
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum → culture → Megalithic Temples of Malta →
this entity surface form: Maltese Temple Culture
Gozo → heritageSite → Megalithic Temples of Malta →
this entity surface form: Ggantija Temples
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum → partOf → Megalithic Temples of Malta →
this entity surface form: Megalithic Temples of Malta World Heritage property