Few people know , but not in the vast continents , namely, tiny Gozo oldest standing structure on the planet , made ​​by man.

It is a temple of Ggantija , which was created earlier pyramids , Mayan settlements , the English Stonehenge.

It consists of a huge multi-ton stones. it is unclear who and how could put them on top of each other. No wonder that Gozo was considered by the ancient Greeks, the island of giants , and now say that Malta & ndash; it is the crown of Atlantis. Just this temple complex in Gozo and confirms the ancient legend , and the name ,"Ġgantija"in Maltese means" giant".

The complex of temple buildings in Gozo built more than 5 thousands of years ago.

Here are two pictures from the Internet.

The complex covers an area of ​​about 1000 square meters.It consists of two well -preserved for years of megalithic temples, built of huge stones of sizes up to 7m and weighing up to 50 tons without the use of mortar. Their religious purpose , apparently, was associated with the service of a certain goddess of fertility.The temples are located close to each other and surrounded by a wall.South Temple - more ancient and larger , dates back to about 3600 BC. e.He survived better than the north.Plan of the temple consists of five large apses ( semi-circular pieces ) , with traces of plaster that once covered the uneven wall. Ġgantija , like other megalithic sites in Malta, directed to the southeast.

Form temples was typical of Malta - in cloverleaf.The temple was built without the use of metal tools and before the advent of the wheel.

we Walked around the temples , take pictures.

It is still a mystery how 6000 years ago it was possible to raise to a height of several meters such gravity , and even lay stones so tightly that between them remains slots. Who were these builders , where they came from and where it happened later , also remains a mystery.

From the distance, the capital of Victoria , Gozo.

in 1980, the temple was listed in Ġgantija UNESCO World Heritage List.

Finally , anyone interested , insert Interactive video.