Posted on 03/09/2017 7:45:32 AM PST by BenLurkin
Even if you didn't know it was called the "Azure Window" and didn't know it was located on Malta, an island nation in the Mediterranean, you probably recognize pictures of the famous rock formation, a stunning land bridge connecting the island to a massive rock jutting out of the sea
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While stunning, the collapse does not come as a complete surprise. Formed by erosion, the Window was eventually destined to be destroyed by erosion:
The same waves which carved the window out of the living rock continues to eat away at the structure and threatens to one day cause the slim bridge to collapse. And although the risk does not appear to be imminent, no one can predict with any degree of accuracy when such a collapse will take place.
(Excerpt) Read more at digg.com ...
Nice!
Good idea:
The country is now seeking an international initiative to recreate the rock formation. There have been suggestions to build an artifical recreation or perhaps a digital augmented reality version.
http://www.inquisitr.com/videos/4047830/azure-window-breaks-country-seeks-to-rebuild/
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