Upper Temple

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Upper Temple is one of the prehistoric megalithic temple structures within the Mnajdra complex on the southern coast of Malta.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lower Temple 1
Upper Temple canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf megalithic temple
prehistoric archaeological site
continent Europe
country Malta
culture Maltese Temple Culture
discoveredInCentury 19th century
estimatedConstructionDate 4th millennium BC
hasAccessFrom visitor centre at Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Archaeological Park
hasArchitecturalType megalithic trilithon
hasBuildingTechnique dry-stone construction
hasConservationStatus protected archaeological monument
hasEntranceType monolithic doorway with lintel
hasFeature corbelled masonry
megalithic doorway
orthostats
paved forecourt
stone altars
hasFunction religious temple
ritual site
hasLayout multi-apse plan
hasOrientation roughly south-facing
hasPlanShape curvilinear apsidal chambers
hasProtection protective shelter (Mnajdra complex)
hasTourismType cultural tourism site
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
includedIn Mnajdra Archaeological Park
inscriptionLanguage none known
isOneOf three main temples at Mnajdra
locatedIn Mnajdra
locatedInRegion Qrendi
locatedInSeaRegion central Mediterranean Sea
locatedNear Ħaġar Qim
locatedOn Malta
locatedOnCoastOf southern coast of Malta
managedBy Heritage Malta
material limestone
nearbySite Lower Temple (Mnajdra)
Middle Temple (Mnajdra)
openToPublic yes
partOf Mnajdra temple complex
partOfUNESCOSite Megalithic Temples of Malta
period Neolithic
relativePositionInComplex uppermost temple at Mnajdra

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mnajdra hasComponent Upper Temple
Mnajdra hasComponent Lower Temple
linked to: Upper Temple