Most buildings on Malta and Gozo are made from this yellow Globigerina limestone, rock that
consists almost entirely of planktonic foraminifera. These are unicellular organisms with calcite
skeletons that sank to the sea bottom when they died and made up thick layers of limestone over time. Once the
Globigerina limestone is taken
from the earth and used as building blocks, it will dry and harden to fulfill construction purposes.
Maltese architecture, houses as well as the many churches, are in harmony with the landscape, due to its local
origin.
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