Threat to Ġgantija: object now
Dawn Adrienne Saliba: We need to send a message to the Planning Authority that their task is to protect this nation’s land and ancestral heritage not facilitate those who would destroy it
4 March 2021, 11:36am
The Ġgantija Temples, originating circa 3,600-3,200 BCE, are among the oldest and most majestic freestanding buildings in the world. They are beautiful in scope, sublime in stature, and form a focal icon of Malta’s archaeological and artistic heritage.
It is beyond shocking that any developer would have the audacity to put forth a proposal to build 31 flats and 20 underground garages near the ancient temple. Such a monstrosity threatens both visitors’ enjoyment of the prehistoric area and obstructs archaeological research into the civilisation that erected these magnificent edifices.