Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era, on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Their makers erected the two Ġgantija temples during the Neolithic, which makes these temples more than 5,500 years old and the world's second-oldest existing manmade religious structures after Göbekli Tepe in present-day Turkey. Together with other similar structures, these have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Megalithic Temples of Malta. The Ġgantija temples stand at the edge of the Xagħra plateau, facing toward the south-east. The temples are built in the typical clover-leaf shape, with inner-facing blocks marking the shape.
Unesco: Megalithic Temples of Malta
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Date: March 3
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