Every village in Malta and Gozo has a church the size of a cathedral and all have a story of how it was paid for and built by the residents of the village. These are always grand structures standing in the most prominent place in the village with glorious views in all directions.
According to tradition a church in Malta always has two clock faces and these are set to different times. Legend says that this is to confuse the Devil about service times!
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How do they do it?
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Astonishing isn’t it. The Mostar Dome is the third largest in the World and they did it with scaffolding to save on the cost!
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Mind-bending, isn’t it? Such gorgeous structures without our current machinery. That’s a lot of manpower and a lot of years. Still I am bowed by the results.
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They must have worked longer hours in those days!
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha Longer hours. Three million men. About half died from mishaps. Took only 30 or 40 years to complete.
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Very impressive for small villages. I love the colour of the stone it’s very attractive – must also have been very heavy to put in place!
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The whole of the island is that honey/caramel colour, everything is built from locally quarried stone.
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