Ġgantija

Ġgantija (eller Ggantia) er eit megalittisk tempelområde på øya Gozo i Middelhavet ved Malta. Dei to templa Ġgantija var reist i steinalderen (omkring 3600-2500 f.kr.). Med ein alder på meir enn 5500 år er Ġgantija-templa dei eldste frittståande strukturane, og dei eldste religiøse byggverka i verda, sjølv eldre enn pyramidane i Egypt og Stonehenge . Templa tilhøyrde truleg ein fruktbarheitskult som dyrka Modergudinna og det er funne mange kvinnefigurar som ein meiner høyrde til kulten.

På maltesisk tyder Ġgantija «som høyrer til gigantane» og ei lokal segn på Gozo seier at det var gigantar som bygd tempelet i gammal tid.

Ġgantija-templa vart grave ut i 1827 av John Otto Bayer.. Då han reiste frå Gozo vart ikkje templa vedlikehalde og dei vart gradvis dekka med jord igjen. I 1980 vart templa plassert på UNESCO si verdsarvliste og templa vart igjen restaurert.

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Jon B
17 December 2015
One of the most well-maintained sites in Malta. It's small, but worth a visit, as long as you have an imagination that can help you see beyond the pile of rocks.
Kat Yuiofthesun
28 November 2014
Not the largest neolithic site on the Maltese Islands, it is a must see when visiting Gozo. The exhibition is lovingly curated &the site itself well administered between presentation& preservation.
Petri Aukia
22 February 2017
The temples are very, v very interesting and the site is in good enough shape to be worth a visit. Large rooms, humongous stones and tons of questions.
Richard Leeming
30 March 2016
It's old... Perhaps the oldest temple.. Use your imagination and read up on the history before going.. New information centre is ok but had limited indepth info about the temple..
Alex Dobyan
14 July 2015
It is pretty interesting, and they recently added a new museum that is worth the walk-through.
Geert Van Lent
16 June 2022
Quite impressed with the atmosphere. If not too many people are around, get some contemplating in. We are not do different from 6000 years ago
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