Malta's Famous Azure Window Collapses in Storm

The Azure Window, a natural rock arch in Malta and a backdrop for the "Game of Thrones" TV series, fell into the sea on Wednesday in a storm. Photo: Getty

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[JayAymi]

Sad. :( I actually lived in Malta at the time, and visited the Azure window exactly one week before the collapse. That had me pause for a second, because I had the privilege to see a beautiful formation of cultural significance. It was located at a separate island called Gozo. So happy and grateful that I took time off of work to go see it. Im no longer in Malta but I'll forever remember it.

[IllusionIsReality]

Why is everyone so indifferent about this... I find this sad. Sometimes that has stood for millions of year, collapsed this week.

[kayleighbeere]

Very sad, I saw the window for the first time just 7 days before it's collapse.

[ashleyrobinson]

How come there's no video of it collapsing, just a video hours before the collapse and in the exact same position after it collapsed

[angeloattard]

The window shown at 0.20 is not the azure but another one. It can be found at Wied il- Mielaħ, which is in Gozo as well.

[ahmedaraara]

I was looking up asure windows cloud service and ended up here lol.

[aghahassan]

This whole universe will collapse one day.

[johnbonamigo]

How does the pillar not remain? How does a pillar collapse

[krzysztofj]

Ciekawe co Talibowie niby niszczyli jest w prywatnych kolekcjach a sorka Państwo Islsmskie Terroryzm .