Hal Saflieni Hypogeum - Malta
The Hypogeum or underground cavity, a unique monument and is enshrined in the UNESCO
World Heritage list.
The Hypogeum consists of halls, chambers and passages hewn out of the living rock and
covering some 500m.
The rock-out chambers are of diverse shapes and sizes and finished to different standards of
workmanship.
The complex is grouped in three levels - the upper level (3600 - 3300 BC)
the middle level (3300 - 3000 BC)
the lower level ( 3150 - 2500 BC)
The deepest room in the lower level is 10.6 metres under the road surface.
Address: Burial Street,
Paola
Tel: 2180 5018/9
hypogeum@gov.mt
Please note: Pre-booking is essential
www.heritagemaltashop.com
World Heritage list.
The Hypogeum consists of halls, chambers and passages hewn out of the living rock and
covering some 500m.
The rock-out chambers are of diverse shapes and sizes and finished to different standards of
workmanship.
The complex is grouped in three levels - the upper level (3600 - 3300 BC)
the middle level (3300 - 3000 BC)
the lower level ( 3150 - 2500 BC)
The deepest room in the lower level is 10.6 metres under the road surface.
Address: Burial Street,
Paola
Tel: 2180 5018/9
hypogeum@gov.mt
Please note: Pre-booking is essential
www.heritagemaltashop.com
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