Malta's Azure Window Collapses Into the Sea (timesofmalta.com)

New submitter Duvzo writes: Sadly, our famous [Azure Window] landmark disappeared today, and not just the arch but the whole offshore stack has vanished. Strong gale force winds hit Malta yesterday, ultimately causing their landmark to collapse. Malta's prime minister, Joseph Muscat, said the news was heartbreaking. "Reports commissioned over the years indicated that this landmark would be hard hit by unavoidable natural corrosion. That sad day arrived," he said.

Slashdot reader Duvzo notes that the landmark was featured in Clash of the Titans and Game of Thrones. It served as the backdrop to the Dothraki wedding scene in the Game of Thrones.

Comments

Melodramatic much?

[Anonymous Coward]

How is this heartbreaking?
Maybe they are heartbroken that fewer tourists will visit them?
Natural formations change all the time. The planet does not stand still.

Re:Melodramatic much?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd be sad if a forest fire turned the area into a barren wasteland.
But from those pictures I can barely tell the difference.
Still looks like a rocky beach to me.

I'm going to say it

[SuperKendall]

This rock was not really all that special. I had never even heard about it before. I had never seen a picture of it either (despite being assured by many link-bait articles that I would have seen it before).

I would say there are way more interesting rock formations in many places around the world, I think the Malta one was only famous because of one or two particular images that were well-framed.

The world is no poorer for its passing.

Because global warming?

[mpercy]

Or similar badness that can be blamed on Western Civilization and therefore trashed on slashdot?