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	Ggantija Temples, Xaghra
		The two prehistoric structures known as Ggantija are the most impressive and well-preserved of the temples on the Maltese islands.
		The temples date back to the Ggantija phase (3600-3200 B.C. of the Copper Age) and were first formally and badly excavated in 1827.
		The most striking element of Ggantija is the perimeter wall.
	www.planetware.com /xaghra/ggantija-temples-m-go-ggan.htm (362 words)

	Sara Rich - Ggantija and Ta’ Marziena
		The first, Ggantija, is a UNESCO Heritage Site, and has seen extensive excavation, the artifacts of which are housed in the National Archaeology Museum in Valletta, Malta and in the Archaeology Museum in Victoria (Rabat), Gozo.
		Ggantija, the best-preserved temple complex located in Xaghra, Gozo, is a UNESCO Heritage site and is considered to be the oldest free-standing structure in the world.
		However, Ggantija is open, breathing accessibility and far-sighted vision reminiscent of the Parthenon of the Athenian Acropolis, with large ovalesque apses leading back to altars that jut against towering megaliths.
	www.xpeditions.be /publication/ggantija/ggantija.html (3627 words)

	ggantija malta bargain holidays
		Ggantija (the place of Giants) is the only major prehistoric site on the island of Gozo.
		The Ggantija site consists of two adjacent units - the southern or left-hand temple is the oldest, going back to about 3500 years B.C. The north temple was constructed some 150 years later.
		Ggantija is indeed the most impressive monument from Gozo's distant past and is considered to be the earliest free-standing megalithic monument in the world.
	www.chevron.co.uk /p154.htm (303 words)

	Neolithic Tours
		Ggantija is a megalithic temple complex on the Mediterranean island of Gozo (part of Malta).
		The two temples of Ggantija on the island of Gozo are notable for their gigantic Neolithic structures, which were erected during the Neolithic Age (c.
		At more than 5500 years old, the Ggantija temples are the world's oldest free- standing structures, and the world's oldest religious structures, pre-dating the Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge.
	www.neolithictours.com /pages/ggantija_temples_malta.html (316 words)

	Heritage Malta
		Ggantija Temples in Xaghra, Gozo, are one of the most important archaeological sites in Malta.
		One of the most striking features of the entire complex, the boundary wall, is built using the alternating header and stretcher technique, with some of the megaliths exceeding five metres in length and weighing over fifty tons.
		The temples at Ggantija are built with rough, coralline limestone blocks.
	www.heritagemalta.org /ggantija.html (241 words)

	Information on Ggantija GOZO
		The megalithic temples of Ggantija near the village of Xaghra are an outstanding example of the prehistoric monuments to be found on the Maltese Islands.
		Ggantija means gigantic and there is a legend that the temple complex was built by a fema called Sunsuna..a giant who carried the stone blocks on her head from Ta Cenc.
		For example, there is the 'menhir' at Qala, a second temple close to Ggantija and temples at both tal-Qighan and ta' Marziena.
	www.holiday-malta.com /resort/gozo/visitgozo/places/ggantija/ggantija.htm (778 words)

	Gozo and Ggantija
		Ggantija, however, is not there, but in a town called Xaghra (pronounced "Sharra").
		The spelling "Ggantija" isn't strictly accurate, since the first G should have a dot over it, making it soft, like the G in "generous".
		After seeing Ggantija we went to Victoria, the capital of Gozo, where there was reputed to be a pleasant park.
	www.mmtaylor.net /Holiday2005/pages/Malta.3Gozo.html (2298 words)

	Stone Age Building
		It is said that Ggantija (meaning "Giantess' Tower") is the most impressive of the Maltese Temples and can be found on the island of Gozo (or: G'awdex as the Maltese call it).
		But it is a fact that the temple of Ggantija are the oldest man made building that were found on the earth.
		Ggantija has two temples in the complex of which the bigger one (in the south) is the oldest.
	www.missgien.net /stone-age/marvels/ggantija.html (413 words)

	ggantija
		The Ggantija Temples at Xaghra, Gozo, excavated in 1827 by Col. Otto Bayer, are the most imposing and best preserved of the megalithic structures erected during
		They are both internally and externally constructed of rough, undressed superimposed boulders and slabs and in parts the walls still rise to a height of 6m.
		Though the Ggantija Temples suffered early and unscientific excavation in the early 19th century, as seen today they reflect the final achievement of the prehistoric communities of the Maltese Islands in the erection of structurally imposing places of worship, where the main divinity seems to have been visualized as a mother goddess of fertility.
	www.aboutmalta.com /gozo/ggantija.html (585 words)

	The Malta Independent Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Ggantija solar festival will be held on Saturday 5 August at 8.30pm in Xaghra, Gozo.
		The legend of Ggantija and Sansuna will be dramatised for the first time in a light, sight and sound show at the temple site.
		Ggantija, the “Temple of the Giants”, owes its magnificence to the might of one in particular named Sansuna, a woman whose strength, it is said, came from a special diet of broad beans.
	www.independent.com.mt /news2.asp?artid=36226 (241 words)

	GozoCircle
		I was born at Xaghra not far from the Stone Circle and the Ggantija Temples.
		Soon after he arrived in Gozo, he cleared the Temples of Ggantija of the debris and another minor temple in front of the main group using convicts from the Gozo Prisons and forking out all the expenses from his own pocket.
		The Duke's visit to Gozo is of major importance for us, because he commissioned a series of water-colour drawings of Ggantija and the Stone Circle from the German painter Charles Frederick Brocktorff who had established himself as an artist in Valletta.
	www.otsf.org /GozoCircle.html (1361 words)

	Gozo and Ggantija
		Ggantija, however, is not there, but in a town called Xaghra (pronounced "Sharra").
		The spelling "Ggantija" isn't strictly accurate, since the first G should have a dot over it, making it soft, like the G in "generous".
		After seeing Ggantija we went to Victoria, the capital of Gozo, where there was reputed to be a pleasant park.
	mmtaylor.net /Holiday2005/pages/Malta.3Gozo.html (2298 words)

	Attractions \| Ggantija Temples
		The famous prehistorical temples of Ggantija, affording a glorious panorama over a wide sweep of Gozo, are worth a visit in itself.
		'Ggantija' means gigantic and there is a legend that the temple complex was built by a female giant who carried the stone block on her head from Ta' Cence.
		Infact this legend was common belief about all megalithic temples in Malta and Gozo up until the mid-19th century.
	www.locationmalta.com /attractions/ggantija1.html (183 words)

	Ggantija
		Ggantija, (the Giantess Tower) is the most impressive of the Maltese Temples.
		The ruins had been noted since 1772 and the remains were 'cleared' (not excavated) in 1827 under Colonel Otto Bayer.
		The road behind the temple has been closed for traffic and a scaffolding has been put up, to temporally support the wall.
	web.genie.it /utenti/m/malta_mega_temples/ggant/ggant.html (130 words)

	Ggantija Temples, Gozo, Malta (June 05) - photos of churches, temples & mosques in Malta on Worldisround
		Ggantija Temples, Gozo, Malta (June 05) - photos of churches, temples &; mosques in Malta on Worldisround
		Churches, Temples &; Mosques in Malta - travel photos - The Ggantija Temples are located in a remote area of Gozo.
		The Ggantija Temples are located in a remote area of Gozo.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/193371/index.html (110 words)

	The Megalithic Temples in the Maltese Islands
		The Ggantija Temples are found in Xaghra, a town in the small island of Gozo.
		In Maltese, the word "Ggantija" means, "belonging to the giants".
		At one point, a boundary wall 6m high is still standing, but here and there the original high walls gave way and enclosed the areas of the temple.
	www.sanandrea.edu.mt /Senior/CyberFair/temples/GgantijaTemple.html (658 words)

	Ggantija Temples - Gozo, Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		One of the Ggantija temples is the oldest stone structure in the world, predating Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids by hundreds of years.
		Round in shape and containing statues of full-figured goddesses, the Ggantija temples were dedicated to the Great Earth Mother and probably included an oracle.
		According to archaeologists, the Ggantija temples were dedicated to the Great Earth Mother, a goddess of fertility.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /malta/ggantija-temples.htm (783 words)

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		Ggantija is the earliest of the four major temple complexes on Malta, and probably dates to sometime around the middle of the fourth millennium.
		One source (Bonanno 1997) gives 3600 - 3300 BC, although other dates may be found in various reference books.
		In the plan of Ggantija, the basic trefoil (three-lobed) shape was modified by the addition of pairs of side apses.
	www.art-and-archaeology.com /malta/ggantija.html (99 words)

	Bridgit in Malta ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Ggantija, and two other temples on the main island, are believed to be the oldest freestanding monuments in the world, dating to the Cooper Age, 3600 to 3200 BC.
		Gaul writes about the megalithic structure of Ggantija: "The dramatic shape of Ggantija (and others on Malta) has often been likened to an obese female form, with the threshold marking the entrance to the 'womb'." The smaller of the two temples has four apses, unlike its sister to the south.
		A truly amazing feature of Ggantija is its perimeter wall, made of limestone and reaching 6 meters in height in some places.
	www.pamslens.com /malta.htm (1979 words)

	Ggantija General Tips by Diana75 - VirtualTourist.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Favorite Thing: For the visitors that don't have a guide book and know nothing about Ggantija, on the site there is a board written in English and Maltese supplying some information about the temples, the history and features.
		A local legend is saying that a giant called Sansuna carried the stones to build the temples on her head from a site located far way.
		And it seems that the work of the giant was so good that the temples survived extraordinarily well and the walls in places still stand to a height of 7 meters.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/a30d7/6ed48/1/?o=2 (337 words)

	Maltavoyager.com - Places of Interest - Ggantija Temples
		The Ggantija or, as it was commonly known in the past, “ The Giants’ Tower”, is the best preserved and by far the most impressive prehistoric temple.
		It is probably the finest of all ancient remains in these islands comparing with Stonehenge for grandeur.
		Though no records survive of this operation, the most important find during this dig were the two stone heads of statuettes, now preserved in the Gozo Museum of Archaeology.
	www.maltavoyager.com /placesofinterest_ggantijatemples.html (81 words)

	The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Ggantija Ancient Temple
		This orthostat from Ggantija, now in the archaeological museum in Victoria, Gozo, has a carving of a snake along the edge.
		Ggantija ("the Goddess's Tower) was built about 5,500 years ago and consists of 2 unconnected temples enclosed by a single outer wall each with a single entrance in a common facade.
		A similar hole in the opposite portal shows that the holes were for holding a horizontal pole to bar entrance.
	www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?sid=10354 (1156 words)

	Web Travel Guide Ggantija, Gozo, Malta
		Ggantija predates the giant pyramids of Egypt by up to 1,000 years!
		This temple complex is located on Gozo, a small island that is roughly 7 by 9 miles wide.
		The name Ggantija means "giantess" and these are the largest of the megalithic temples found in Malta.
	www.webtravelguide.com /ggantijaphoto.html (128 words)

	The Maltese Temples - the World's Oldest Man Made Structure! - Associated Content
		Ggantija Temples in Xaghra, Gozo, are one of the most important and mysterious archaeological sites in the world.
		Ggantija consists of two separate temples: the South Temple (3600 BC) and the North Temple (3000 BC).
		To this day, locals believe that the Islands' temples, in particular those of Ggantija, were the work of giants.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/46814/the_maltese_temples_the_worlds_oldest.html (519 words)

	Ggantija, Gozo - Stock photography, fine art photography, stock photos, and pictures
		Description: The ancient temple of Ggantija, on Gozo, an island in the Maltese archipelago, was built starting in the mid-fourth millennium B.C.--well before Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.
		It was first excavated in 1827 by Otto Bayer, who believe because of the enormous size of its stones that it had been built by a now-extinct race of giants.
		Keywords: Ggantija Gozo Malta Europe Mediterranean island archaeological site ruin excavation ancient temple giants architecture religion paganism astronomy archaeologist Otto Bayer Copper Age sanctuary tourism travel photography travel photo travel picture picture stock photo stock photography fine art photography.
	www.slayman.com /images/europe/malta/gozo/ggantija_0007.html (146 words)

	Malta.Trip Photos 2006
		Its dome is not as broad as the one in Mosta but the locals glad to point out that it is higher and has a larger capacity than its rival.
		Hal and Anne discussing the rear wall of the temple at Ggantija with Xewkija in the background.
		Gozo supported a thriving community in prehistoric times too and the temple complex at Ggantija is one of the finest.
	www.odysseyadventures.ca /articles/malta_photos/malta2006_photos03.htm (177 words)

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