Tag: “Mnajdra Temples”

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  1. Details of megaliths at Mnajdra Temples

    Some of the megaliths at Mnajdra Temples have been decoratively pitted. These temples are thought to have been used for ceremonial purposes.

  2. Diagram of Mnajdra Temples

    Diagram of Mnajdra Temples not only indicating the astronomical alignment with the equinox and solstices but also the shape as seen from the air. The shape resembles the goddess of fertility, stone statues of which have been found in the temples and now on display at the Museum of Archaeology in the Capital Valletta.

  3. Down the path to Mnajdra Temples at dawn

    We made for a ghostly procession down the path that leads from Hagar Qim Temple to Mnajdra Temple which is a short distance away. It was biting cold and damp on this rugged coastline on the South of the Island of Malta.

  4. And now we wait!

    The press and about 50 members of the public who had bought tickets for the Spring Equinox at Mnajdra Temples in Malta gather at the entrance and wait. It had rained the night before so everyone was worried the clouds would cover the spectacle we had all come to witness.

  5. Inside one of the chambers at Mnajdra Temples

    While we were waiting for the sun to make its appearance on the occasion of the Spring Equinox, I wandered around some of the lower chambers of Mnajdra Temples. Its magnificent megaliths, over 4000 years old, had withstood the test of time and still stood mysteriosly on the rugged cliffside.

  6. Finally the sun's rays shone through

    The moment we had been waiting for arrived. The sun came out from behind the clouds and its rays came through the doorway of Mnajdra Temples, astronomically aligned to mark the two Equinox in March and September as well as the Solstices in June and December.

  7. A Champa Stelle

    55km from Hoi An are the ancient ruins of the kingdom of Champa. A few impressive temples survived repeated pillaging over the centuries as well as sustained US aerial bombardment.

  8. Hagar Qim Temples

    Hagar Qim Temples are undergoing intensive restoration works which will take place in the next few months. It will be closed to the public during these works but luckily Malta has a high concentration of pre historic temples dotted around the island.

  9. Hagar Qim Temples as seen at dawn

    The megaliths of the temple of Hagar Qim looked ghostly and silent as we walked passed them to take the path that would lead us to Mnajdra Temples a short distance away. Hagar Qim temples were built around 3200-2500 B.C in the Megalithic period.

  10. Cambodians dressed in traditional costume

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