Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum World Heritage Site

Official name

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum | UNESCO

Country

Malta | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Commune of Paola, Island of Malta
35.8713° Lat, 14.5073° Lon | Map

Code

130

Time Zone

Europe/Malta (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1980. The Hypogeum is an enormous subterranean structure excavated c. 2500 B.C., using cyclopean rigging to lift huge blocks of coralline limestone. Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.