Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Megalithic Temples of Malta' has mentioned 'Apse' in the following places:
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The western temple at xc4xa0gantija represents, along with other units in Tarxien, xc4xa6axc4xa1ar Qim and L-Imnajdra, the penultimate stage in development, that is, the introduction of a shallow niche instead of an apse at the far end of the temple. | WIKI |
In one case, at the Tarxien central temple, the fifth apse or niche is replaced by a further passage, leading to a final pair of apses, making six in all. | WIKI |
[60] A separate entrance gives access to four enclosures, which are independent of each other and replace the north-westerly apse. | WIKI |
The southern temple is oriented astronomically aligned with the rising sun during solstices and equinoxes; during the summer solstice the first rays of sunlight light up the edge of a decorated megalith between the first apses, while during the winter solstice the same effect occurs on a megalith in the opposite apse. | WIKI |