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Eugene

(61,914 posts) Wed Mar 8, 2017, 03:21 PM Mar 2017

'It's heartbreaking': Maltese mourn collapse of Azure Window arch

Source: The Guardian

As arches go, the Azure Window had celebrity status, featuring in films such as Clash of the Titans and The Count of Monte Cristo and serving as the backdrop to the Dothraki wedding scene in the television version of Game of Thrones.

But now, the limestone arch, one of Malta’s most famous landmarks, is no more, having collapsed into the sea after a heavy storm.

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Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, said the news was heartbreaking. “Reports commissioned over the years indicated that this landmark would be hard hit by unavoidable natural corrosion. That sad day arrived,” he said.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/08/azure-window-malta-collapse-game-of-thrones

Nadia Khomami
Wednesday 8 March 2017 15.59 GMT

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'It's heartbreaking': Maltese mourn collapse of Azure Window arch (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2017 OP

How sad! raging moderate Mar 2017 #1

The same forces that created it, destroyed it nt geek tragedy Mar 2017 #2

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #6

..... Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #3

A similar collapse occurred in the state of Victoria, Australia in 1990 SwissTony Mar 2017 #4

All things must pass maxsolomon Mar 2017 #5

Geology Mendocino Mar 2017 #7

LOL! lunatica Mar 2017 #9

good one! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #10

EXCELLENT!!! calimary Mar 2017 #13

Mendocino FTW! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #15

Related: EarthFirst Mar 2017 #20

make a new one...plastic..nobody will know the diff lol nt msongs Mar 2017 #8

yeah, I was thinking they could rebuild it if it's so important to them Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #11

Old Man of the Mountains in NH keithbvadu2 Mar 2017 #12

Nah... McCain is still around! whistler162 Mar 2017 #18

Kinda sad, but cool too that Jakes Progress Mar 2017 #14

On a geologic time scale it was there for but a blink of an eye. briv1016 Mar 2017 #16

To think that there are Mendocino Mar 2017 #17

Wow. That took a huge chunk of the base with it. ManiacJoe Mar 2017 #19

Trying to think of a good "when they impeach Trump" joke to put here.... robbob Mar 2017 #22

I think it is more awesome to be around to witness something like that. alphafemale Mar 2017 #21

raging moderate

(4,307 posts)

1. How sad!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 03:29 PM

Mar 2017

Never mind, Malta, you are still beautiful!

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. The same forces that created it, destroyed it nt

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 03:37 PM

Mar 2017

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

6. +1

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 04:26 PM

Mar 2017

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. .....

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 03:38 PM

Mar 2017

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

4. A similar collapse occurred in the state of Victoria, Australia in 1990

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 03:48 PM

Mar 2017

Apparently, a group of German tourists was on the structure, London Bridge, one of a series of rocks sculptured by the sea, also known as The Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road.

Here's the before...

and here's the after...

Fortunately, none of the tourists were on the section that collapsed, but some were trapped on the section no longer connected to the mainland. They had to be helicoptered off.

Absolutely beautiful area, if you're thinking of visiting.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

5. All things must pass

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 04:20 PM

Mar 2017

All things must pass away

Mendocino

(7,496 posts)

7. Geology

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 04:31 PM

Mar 2017

Some day Niagara Falls will be miles of fierce rapids. A new Hawaiian island will appear. California west of the San Andreas Fault will have traveled to the Aleutian Trench, be subducted and then disappear.

But Keith Richards will still be alive.