Buġibba Temple
Megalithic temple ruins in Malta
Buġibba Temple is a megalithic temple on the border of Buġibba and Qawra towns, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. A hotel was built on the grounds of the temple.
Site
The temple is located a short distance from the coast, between Buġibba and Qawra Point. It was built during the Tarxien phase of Maltese prehistory. The temple is quite small, and part of its coralline limestone façade can still be seen. From the trilithon entrance, a corridor leads to a central area which contains three apses. Part of the temple's floor has also survived at the back of the site.
The rest of the structure was destroyed over the years, as the area was leveled due to being used for agricultural purposes.
Excavations and recent history
The Buġibba Temple was discovered by Maltese archaeologist Themistocles Zammit in 1925 when he discovered large stones in a field close to Qawra Point.
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