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Photo Pages: Hagar Qim - Ancient Temple in Malta in Mainland
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Submitted by enkidu41 on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 Page Views: 9944
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 Site Name: Hagar Qim Country: Malta County: Mainland Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Valletta Nearest Village: Qrendi
Latitude: 35.827710N Longitude: 14.442420E
Condition:| 5 | Perfect | | 4 | Almost Perfect | | 3 | Reasonable but with some damage | | 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site | | 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks | | 0 | No data. | | -1 | Completely destroyed |
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Ambience:| 5 | Superb | | 4 | Good | | 3 | Ordinary | | 2 | Not Good | | 1 | Awful | | 0 | No data. |
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Access:| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access | | 4 | Short walk on a footpath | | 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk | | 2 | A long walk | | 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find | | 0 | No data. |
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   Hagar Qim submitted by tfar
This temple in Malta stands on a hilltop within an archaeological park. The southern wall of the temple shows considerable surface flaking due to the use of the local stone, limestone of the less resistant globerigina variety. Mnajdra is 500 metres away closer to the sea and although equally exposed it shows no such damage as the harder coralline limestone was used in its construction.
Hagar Qim is a single temple unit but it is unclear as to whether it is a 5-apse or 4-apse category as the terminal apse or niche is replaced by a second doorway to the outside. It has a typical forecourt and façade with the larger corner orthostats notched to take the second of the horizontal courses above. The first pair of apses at the south-east are screened off with access to each only through a porthole slab. The apse on the left contains a replica of a free-standing altar. The apse on the right contains an arrangement of low orthostats, presumed to be an animal pen, and an oracle hole. The apse in the south-west has a high trilithon altar and three ‘tray-on-pillar’ altars. In the external wall the first orthostat behind the right hand corner of the façade is one of the largest stones in any temple. It is 6.4 metres long and estimated to weigh around 20 tonnes. On the west side of the wall is a slab facing outwards bearing the two pairs of ‘fat lady’ feet. It is not known whether this is a deliberate arrangement or if they were simply moved here after breaking. On the eastern side is an upright stone standing 4.5 metres high with a kerb round its foot to prevent outward slipping.
30 metres to the north are the remains of the left-hand half of another 5-apse temple. Between the two temples and a little to the west is an irregular group of megalithic blocks whose purpose and original structure are unknown.
Note: Views sought on five-year plan for Maltese megalithic temples, see comment
 Hagar Qim submitted by myf
Photo taken in April 2005, taken from the footpath between Hagar Qim and Mnajdra
 Hagar Qim submitted by tfar
Steel arches erected over Hagar Qim Temple to support the protective bubble that has yet to be installed.
 Hagar Qim submitted by DrewParsons
Site in Mainland Malta: Hagar Qim - an old scanned photo taken in 2000
 Hagar Qim submitted by tfar
Site in Mainland
Scale model of Ħaġar Qim Temple, National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, Malta
 Hagar Qim submitted by tfar
Site in Mainland
External shrine in the northeast wall of Ħaġar Qim. In view to its lower right is the oracle hole cut through one of the inner wall orthostats that leads from an originally concealed chamber to the inner right apse of the temple.
 Hagar Qim submitted by PeterBLloyd
Notice for event: Metageum '07: Exploring the Megalith Mind, Malta, 3rd-11th November 2007
 Hagar Qim submitted by LizH
This is a pecked decorated stone and a 'mushroom altar' from Hagar Qim.
 Hagar Qim submitted by enkidu41
Plan of the Hagar Qim Temples.
(Reproduced from 'The Copper Age Temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra'.)
 Hagar Qim submitted by enkidu41
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Re: Summer Solstice at Hagar Qim and Mnajdra (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, 06 May 2007 | Thankyou so much for putting in so much infomation on Hagar Qim it has really helped me with my homework
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Shelters for Mnajdra and Hagar Qim megalithic temples (Score: 1)
by coldrum on Tuesday, 22 May 2007
(User Info | Send a Message) | Shelters for Mnajdra and Hagar Qim megalithic temples: ‘Buying time while altern
The protective structures that will be erected over two of Malta’s megalithic temples, Mnajdra and Hagar Qim, are good for 25 to 30 years and will be a “means of buying time while alternatives are developed”, Reuben Grima, senior curator of World Heritage Sites said yesterday.
Dr Grima was speaking during a seminar marking this year’s edition of International Day on Monuments and Sites (18 April), with the theme “Cultural Landscapes and Monuments of Nature”.
While tents may not be a very attractive option from an archaeologist’s point of view, it must be acknowledged that the shelters are an “interim measure” until experts study the situation and identify solutions for the best possible restoration and conservation of the temples, said Dr Grima.
He added that a draft management plan, complemented by a conservation plan for all the megalithic temples will be delivered later this year.
In parallel, key actions are also being instigated for the country’s six temples, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage list – Hagar Qim, Mnajdra, Ggantija, Tarxien, Ta’ Skorba and Ta’ Hagrat.
Dr Grima explained that Hagar Qim and Mnajdra have been exposed to the elements since they were excavated in 1839 and 1840 respectively. Since then, the elements have taken their toll causing extensive loss of materials, which in turn poses a threat to the structures themselves.
He mentioned that when the temples in Malta were inscribed as World Heritage Sites in 1980, it was primarily for their architectural value. Therefore, this is what should be given the most importance even though the surrounding landscape and the way the temples blend into it is also an important aspect for many people.
When studying what type of sheltering was needed to protect the temples, Dr Grima explained that a greenhouse-like structure similar to the one at Villa Romana del Casale outside the Italian town of Piazza Armerina, was unsuitable. In fact, the fabric tents will be anchored in such a manner that air will flow in from all sides.
Conservation scientist JoAnn Cassar also insisted that when trying to identify a design for the protective shelters with the least possible negative impact, they wanted to avoid mistakes made on other such shelters worldwide.
“We based the specifications for the design on our experience of other countries with similar geographical and climatic conditions and opted for an open-sided centre.
“We could have also considered using air-conditioning to minimise the heating effect on the stone, but introducing such technologies would only make the conservation process more complex,” said Dr Cassar.
The seminar was organised by the national committee of the International Organisation on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), in collaboration with Heritage Malta and the University of Malta’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design.
Other participants included ICOMOS Malta chairperson Ray Bondin, World Heritage Sites senior curator Katya Stroud, conservationist Mario Galea and structural engineer Alex Torpiano.
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Five-year plan for Maltese megalithic temples (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Wednesday, 20 May 2009
(User Info | Send a Message) | Five-year plan for megalithic temples
Heritage Malta is asking for feedback to a draft management plan for the megalithic temples that outlines the conservation challenges and the objectives for the next five years.
Among the challenges identified are physical accessibility and the impact of climate change.
The plan proposes the promotion of farming within the sites' buffer zones, particularly around Ġgantija in Gozo, and the mitigation of the visual impact of development around the temples.
The viability of extending World Heritage inscription of megalithic temples to Kordin III temples will also be examined.
The draft plan states that Heritage Malta will identify alternatives to the scaffolding on the façade of Ġgantija while research will continue to seek ways to stabilise the megalithic structures without resorting to sheltering.
Another aim is to strengthen tertiary education in order to develop human resources needed for the conservation of the temples.
Should bird trapping no longer be permitted, a selection of traditional traps in the Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra archaeological park would be identified for preservation as part of the cultural landscape.
Government institutions, NGOs and the public are being encouraged to offer their recommendations, vision and aspirations for the Unesco World Heritage Sites so that the finalised plan would be adopted in November.
This is the first management plan of the sort driven by the national heritage agency, which is planning one for the Hypogeum and another for Valletta eventually - two other World Heritage Sites.
Heritage Malta chairman Joseph Said said almost 10 per cent of the world's Unesco World Heritage Sites (eight) were in Malta, which meant resources were constrained.
"Funds are what they are and the country's assets are out of proportion to its size," he said, pointing out how much it cost to keep certain sites open and how low the revenue from entrance tickets was.
But the authorities were "seriously" appreciating Malta's wealth of heritage and would be focusing on funding it, he said, adding that despite financial problems, several projects were being undertaken.
Being World Heritage Sites, the agency was under enormous pressure to protect them, Mr Said said, adding that the Unesco label was an honour but also an obligation.
Heritage Malta CEO Luciano Mule' Stagno said applica- tions would be submitted for the next round of European Regional Development Funds to finance cultural and rural projects.
Shelters at Tarxien Temples, for example, should be up within four years, thanks to such funding, he said.
However, the management plan lists the development of a design brief and the seeking of funding for this project. The document can be viewed on http://www.heritagemalta.org and picked up from the agency's head office in Merchants Street, Valletta.
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Link to the Draft Management Plan for the Megalithic Temples (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Wednesday, 20 May 2009
(User Info | Send a Message) | Public Consultation
Your feedback is invited on the Draft Management Plan for the
The Draft Management Plan includes the temples inscribed as a group on
the UNESCO World Heritage List:
Ġgantija
Ta’ Ħaġrat
Skorba
Tarxien
Ħaġar Qim
Mnajdra
The Plan:
Sets out the significance of these sites
Outlines current challenges in their management and conservation
Defines various objectives for the sites’ future
Provides a shared vision and targets for implementation over the next five years
Helps ensure that members of the public can work alongside policy-developers and other stakeholders to realize this common vision in the best interest of these sites
The Management Plan is accompanied by a complementary Conservation Plan which also provides a framework for the physical conservation of these sites over the next five years.
Heritage Malta is now in the final phase of the consultation process for these documents giving you an opportunity to view these documents through the links above and send your feedback.
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