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\u0120GANTIJA TEMPLES<\/span><\/h1>\n

John Otto Bayer Street, Xag\u0127ra, Gozo<\/h3>\n
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\u0120gantija Temples are one of the most important archaeological sites in the world and date from around 3600 to 3200 BC.<\/p>\n

Due to the gigantic dimensions of the megaliths, locals believed that the temples were the work of giants. This particular temple site in Gozo bears witness to this ancient legend: its name, \u0120gantija, is Maltese for giant.<\/p>\n

The \u0120gantija megalithic complex consists of two temples surrounded by a massive common boundary wall, which was built using the alternating header and stretcher technique, with some of the megaliths exceeding five metres in length and weighing over fifty tons.<\/p>\n

Built with rough, coralline limestone blocks, each temple contains five apses connected by a central corridor leading to the innermost trefoil section.<\/p>\n

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