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World Heritage places tagged “solar alignment”

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🇲🇹 Malta · Megalith

Mnajdra

Chalcolithic · Maltese Temple culture

Clifftop complex of three conjoined temples 500 m below Ħaġar Qim; best preserved in Malta with corbelled walls, precise equinox/solstice solar alignments through doorways.

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🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Dowth

Neolithic · Boyne Valley Neolithic

Westernmost of three great Brú na Bóinne tombs, 85 m diameter, two passages and souterrain. Less restored, preserving original form. Associated winter sunset alignment.