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Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Malta
Date of Inscription: 1980
Criteria: (iii) Commune of Paola, Island of Malta N35 52 16.8 E14 30 26.6 Ref: 130 |
Brief Description
The Hypogeum is an enormous subterranean structure excavated c. 2500 B.C., using cyclopean rigging to lift huge blocks of coralline limestone. Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.
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