Malta hit the Azure window
In the West the Maltese Islands of Gozo struck a 28-foot rock arch of natural origin, known as the Azure window. About it writes The Times of Malta.
The top of the limestone arch collapsed on the morning of 8 March. About the incident on Twitter said the Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat. “Made for many years reports have shown that this attraction will be heavily damaged by natural corrosion. This sad day has come”, — he wrote.
The site from where one could admire it-Tieqa tad-Dwejra. Heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/S4XV6MyKRu
— Joseph Muscat (@JosephMuscat_JM) on 8 March 2017.
After the news of the destruction of rock to the location headed dozens of local residents.
In this regard, scientists predicted her imminent extinction. Despite this, the arch was a popular place among tourists and lovers of diving.
Rock had the status of a world heritage site by UNESCO. It can be seen in the films “clash of the titans” (1981), “the Count of Monte Cristo” (2002), and in one of the episodes of the television series “Game of thrones”.