- Ġgantija Temples of Gozo, Malta. Our special interest in our recent trip to Malta was the biblical record of Paul’s shipwreck there.
- Discover Ġgantija Temples in Ix-Xagħra, Malta: These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
- As in other temples in Malta, animal bones were found at Ggantija, indicating that the site was used for religious rituals that included animal sacrifices.
- Ggantija consists of two temples under one roof. Their entrance faces the south east. This arrangement is constant in other megalithic structures on islands of Malta...
- (Public Domain) An 1848 view of the Ġgantija megalithic temple in Gozo, Malta, from the series ‘L'Univers pittoresque.’ Signs of an Earth Mother Goddess Cult.
- The Ġgantija Temples in Xagħra, Gozo, are one of the most important archaeological sites in the Maltese Islands and are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
- The Ggantija temples are amongst the oldest temple structures on Malta. ... Malta can just be seen between the two hills directly in front of Ggantija.
- Ggantija Temple is the oldest temple in megalithic form ever found in Malta. ... The name Ġgantija is derived from the Maltese word ‘ġgant’ meaning giant.
- It wasn’t until I was in Malta that I first heard about the Ggantija Temples – they’re not really on the bucket list of most travellers, right?