Art and architecture in Malta

The first settlers on the island built the oldest man-made independent building in the world. Gantija (temple of Jigantia). From 3800 to 2500 BC, stone age architects endowed malta island and Gozo Island with many relief designs, which can now be seen in temples or national archaeological museums. These ancient buildings are all made of huge stones and scattered in villages on Malta, such as Hagaqim, Muna delia, Hal, Safrani and Tarshin. Although most of them collapsed in the long years, the basic structure is still relatively complete. These huge stone buildings are very grand, and the limestone used is rough and smooth. Some buildings have paint on their own walls, and some can still see the fine carvings of that year. Among the ruins of these megalithic buildings, archaeologists found dark niches that looked like temples and smooth stones that looked like altars. They guessed that these buildings were sacrificial buildings, so they called them temples.

The Haggachem Temple on Malta Island was also built with huge stones, which was the best construction technology at that time and one of the most complicated megalithic relics. Archaeologists have found that many stones here have been carefully arranged and seem to have incomprehensible religious significance. Among them, a 660-meter-long stone slab used as a paving stone is the largest and most striking super boulder in all temples in Malta. In this giant stone temple, people can see that there are some "stone tables" made of huge stones on both sides of the door leading to the temple. Whether these "stone tables" are altars or column bases is still inconclusive. In this temple, archaeologists also found many small stone statues of the mother god. Some people estimate that this temple was related to the worship of the mother god at that time.

The Monadolia Temple overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, and its fan-shaped basic structure is covered by cliffs, which reduces weathering and erosion, and is quite well preserved, which clearly shows the characteristics of Malta's megalithic architecture. This temple was built about 4,500 years ago, also known as "Taiyoji". After careful measurement, it was suggested that this temple is actually an ancient "sun clock". According to the position where the sun's rays are projected on the altars and stone pillars in the temple, the main festivals of the year, such as summer solstice and winter solstice, can be accurately displayed. Until now, these magical functions still exist. This has led to new speculation: how did the temple builders have such profound knowledge of astronomy and calendar 4,500 years ago that they could carefully calculate the position of the sun's rays?

Maltese architecture is influenced by Mediterranean culture and British culture.

Large-scale renovation activities are being carried out in various parts of Malta, and several large-scale construction projects are currently under construction, such as smart cities, M-Towers and Pendergardens. Old towns such as Valletta and Tine are also being renovated.