Art Resource - AA570222

Conceptually similar

AA570215

AA570220

AA570219

AA570217

AA570216

AA570221

AA570246

AA570245

AA570247

AA570218

AA570200

AA570198

AA570214

AA570197

AA570201

AA570209

AA570199

AA570211

AA570210

AA570244

Low angle view of a passageway in the Mnajdra Temple complex, c.3600-3200 BC, Malta, pictured on June 5, 2008, in the morning. The Republic of Malta consists of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea of which Malta, Gozo and Comino have been inhabited since c.5,200 BC. It has been ruled by Phoenicians (Malat is Punic for safe haven), Greeks, Romans, Fatimids, Sicilians, Knights of St John, French and the British, from whom it became independent in 1964. Nine of Malta's important historical monuments are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the well preserved Mnajdra Temple complex. Spectacularly sited on the Southern coast of Malta the three temples radiate from an oval forecourt. The lower temple is astronomically aligned so that the sun's rays shine straight through the doorway on the equinoxes. Picture by Manuel Cohen.

Unique Identifier AA570222

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4600px × 2856px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

Add to lightbox

Add to cart