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Selected Photos from Malta October 2004 |
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by Shawn McLaughlin * |
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Enjoy! |
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Click on a thumbnail to see a larger version of the picture.
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Stone rollers, Tarxien temple |
Ceremonial bowl, Tarxien |
Spiral relief friezes, Tarxien |
Tarxien |
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Tarxien |
Tarxien |
Niche with "drawer", Tarxien |
"Fat Lady" (goddess) Tarxien |
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Rock formations, Ghar Dalam (cave) |
Porthole slab, Hagar Qim temple |
Pedestal & spiral relief frieze, Hagar Qim |
Oracle chamber, Hagar Qim |
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Pedestal altars, Hagar Qim |
Stone Menhir, Hagar Qim |
Hagar Qim |
Hagar Qim |
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Hagar Qim |
Hagar Qim |
Megalith (!), northeast wall, Hagar Qim |
Decorated orthostat Hagar Qim |
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Porthole slab, Hagar Qim |
Decorated altar stone, Hagar Qim |
Pedestal altar, Hagar Qim |
Mnajdra temple |
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Mnajdra |
Maltese "wall" |
Bastion, Fort St. Elmo |
Bastion, Fort St. Elmo |
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Clapham Junction cart ruts |
Clapham Junction cart ruts |
Clapham Junction cart ruts |
Popeye's Village |
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Lantern, Rotunda Church |
Bell Tower, Rotunda Church |
Finial, Rotunda Church |
Ggantija temple |
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Ggantija |
Ggantija |
Ggantija |
Ggantija |
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Ggantija |
Salt pans |
Salt pans |
Qolla Il Badja (clay formation) |
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St. Paul's catacombs (loculus and arcosolium tombs) |
St. Paul's catacombs (canopied tomb) |
St. Paul's catacombs (loculus and arcosolium tombs and Agape table) |
St. Paul's catacombs (canopied tomb) |
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Rock formations, west coast |
Azure Window |
Balcony, Walled City of Mdina |
Gate, Walled City of Mdina |
* Copyright © 2004 by Shawn McLaughlin
All rights reserved. Any use without prior authorization is strictly prohibited
by law.
pronunciation guide
| Tarxien | tar-sheen | |
| Ghar Dalam | ahr dah-lam | |
| Hagar Qim | ajar eem | |
| Mnajdra | im-nigh-drah | |
| Ggantija | j-gan-tee-yah | |
| Qolla Il Badja | owl-ah ill bai-dah | |
| Mdina | im-deenah |