Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

哈尔•萨夫列尼地下宫殿

🇮🇹 Malta📅 1980 Inscribed

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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.

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An enormous subterranean structure hidden for thousands of years (4000 B.C. – 2500 B.C.). It is the only known subterranean labyrinth in Europe, with numerous human remains and artefacts unearthed.

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The name “Ħal Saflieni” likely emerged after the arrival of Muslims, highlighting how long the site vanished from human awareness.