[featured image by imagea.org, used under Creative Commons license]
Malta has lost one of its main tourist landmarks, the “Azure Window,” also known as the “Dwejra Window.” After forming through sea and rain erosion over a period of about 500 years, an estimate of 750,000 tourists started visiting the site every year. The arch was featured in films and series (Game of Thrones anyone?) and became a popular travel photography backdrop. In 1998, it was included on Malta’s tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Unfortunately, the landmark’s attention had some pretty severe consequences. Between the 1980s and the 2000s, parts of the top slab of the arch collapsed. In April 2012, a large piece of the outer edge of the cavity collapsed, and another rock fall occurred in March 2013. A four month investigation then determined that the arch was “relatively stable and will continue to remain so for a number of years,” warning that rock falls would continue to occur.
Since December 2016, people were no longer allowed on the arch, but trespassers never actually were fined. Eventually, a storm on March 8, 2017, appeared too much for the Window to handle. “A sad day for Malta,” the country’s Prime Minister said on Twitter. A lot of photographers mourned with him, posting shots they once had taken of this beautiful phenomenon.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRZJSkQjKz2/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRbF7RijTJ3/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRZwtxHB2GB/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRalvFUj4sY/
10 comments
Awesome! Its genuinely amazing article, I have got much clear
idea regarding from this piece of writing.
It’s in point of fact a nice and helpful piece of information. I am happy that you shared this helpful info
with us. Please stay us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.
My programmer is trying to persuade me to move to .net from PHP.
I have always disliked the idea because of the costs.
But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using WordPress on several
websites for about a year and am nervous about switching to another platform.
I have heard good things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress posts into it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hmm is anyone else having problems with the images on this blog
loading? I’m trying to determine if its a problem on my end or if
it’s the blog. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I simply want to tell you that I’m all new to blogs and definitely loved your page. Almost certainly I’m likely to bookmark your site . You certainly have wonderful stories. Thank you for sharing your webpage.
I like this post, enjoyed this one regards for posting .
Magnificent goods from you, man. I have understand your stuff previous to and you’re just too wonderful. I really like what you’ve acquired here, really like what you are stating and the way in which you say it. You make it enjoyable and you still take care of to keep it wise. I can’t wait to read much more from you. This is really a tremendous website.
I am not certain the place you are getting your information, however good topic. I must spend a while studying much more or working out more. Thanks for fantastic info I was looking for this info for my mission.
I’m not sure where you are getting your information, but great topic. I needs to spend some time learning more or understanding more. Thanks for great info I was looking for this information for my mission.
fantastic points altogether, you simply received a logo new reader. What might you suggest in regards to your post that you simply made some days in the past? Any certain?