The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall (92 ft) natural arch on the island of Gozo, located just off the shores of Malta. The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017. The arch, together with other natural features in the area, has appeared in a number of international films and media productions.
View of the Azure Window in 2009
One of the first pictures of the Azure Window, by Richard Ellis, around 1890
The entrance to the Inland Sea, called the Azure Window in 17th- and 18th-century sources. The natural arch may have inherited its name from this cave
Visitors on top of the arch in 2003
A natural arch, natural bridge, or rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly form where inland cliffs, coastal cliffs, fins or stacks are subject to erosion from the sea, rivers or weathering.
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah, United States
The Great Arch, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
The Azure Window, Malta, which collapsed in 2017
Metate Arch, Devils Garden (GSENM), a very thin arch near the end of its life
