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Mnajdra is a prehistoric megalithic temple complex which lies on the southern coast of Malta and it is approximately 500m from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic structure. Mnajdra was build around the third millennium B.C. and therefore it is one of the oldest free-standing building in the world.[1] It is made of the much harder coralline limestone unlike Ħaġar Qim, which is built of soft globigerina limestone. These two choices probably represents the type of stone found directly at the two building sites. The main structural systems used in the temples are corbeling, done with smaller stones, and post-and-lintel constructions made of large slabs of the limestone.
Quick Facts UNESCO World Heritage Site, Criteria ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Criteria | Cultural: iv |
Reference | 132 |
Inscription | 1980 (4th Session) |
Extensions | 1992 |
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