Heritage Malta is opening
the Mnajdra Temples from 6.30 a.m. on Monday on the
occasion of the winter solstice.
Tickets can be bought on the day from the temples
at Lm2 per person; the price also includes a visit
to the Hagar Qim temples.
Officials from Heritage Malta will be on site to provide
information to visitors.
The remains of the Mnajdra Temples, which date from
3,600 to 2,500BC, lie at the foot of the hill on which
are located the temples of Hagar Qim.
Sunrise of the first day of the four seasons enters
into the southern temple of Mnajdra and lights up the
interior of the building.
The ray of sunlight on summer solstice lights up the
edge of a megalith on the left of the entrance chamber.
Likewise, on the winter solstice, the sunbeam hits
a twin megalith on the right of the entrance chamber.
On the Equinox days, the sunlight goes into the temple
and its beam lights up the main axis of the temple.
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