Malta

Michelle's Galleries

The harbor at Valletta

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The city was built by the Order of the Knights of Saint John

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On a carriage ride theough the cobbled streets of Malta

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Hagar Qim, a temple dating back to 3,500 BC

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Despite the fact that Maltese is a combination of Arabic language and Roman script, most of the population is Christian.

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The oracle hole, where people would come to the oracle to get their predictions

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The entire population of Malta was awarded the Geroge Cross for heroism in 1942. The Maltese became indepedent from the UK in 1964.

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Hagar Qim’s artifacts

 

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An altar carved with plants on the side

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The Neolithic temple structure of Tarxien. I’m standing next to what remains of the famous mother-goddess statue.

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A statuette found in Hagar Qim, possibly of a fertility goddess