Azure Window
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former natural limestone arch in the Maltese island of Gozo
Key facts
- Location
- Gozo , Malta
- Nearest city
- San Lawrenz
- Coordinates
- 36°03′12.8″N 14°11′18.1″E / 36.053556°N 14.188361°E / 36.053556; 14.188361
- Elevation
- 28 m (92 ft)
- Created
- c. 1830
- Disestablished
- 8 March 2017
- Named for
- Tieka Szerka
- Governing body
- Environmental Resources Authority
- Owner
- Government of Malta
- Website
- www.azurewindowgozo.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Azure Windownew.JPG
- Height
- 28
Show 4 more facts
- hashtag
- azurewindowcollapse
- Commons category
- Azure Window
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2017-03-08
- inception
- 1830-00-00
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Article
The Azure Window (Maltese: it-Tieqa Żerqa), also known as the Dwejra Window (Maltese: it-Tieqa tad-Dwejra), was a 28-metre-tall (92 ft) natural arch on the island of Gozo, located just off the shores of Malta. The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017. The arch, together with other natural features in the area, has appeared in a number of international films and media productions.
The rock formation, which consisted of a pillar rising from the sea joined to the cliff by a horizontal slab, was created by the collapse of a sea cave, probably during the 19th century. The final collapse in 2017 followed a century of natural erosion, during which large sections of the limestone arch had broken off and fallen into the sea.