몰타의 역사문화자원과 도시경관 특성에 대한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding and interest in Malta by investigating the historical and cultural resources of Malta and explicating the characteristics of Malta’s urban landscape in terms of religion and culture. For this purpose, this study explores various ways Malta has accepted and reconstructed its culture, including its language, religion, and architecture style, by focusing on the geographical position and history of Malta. Due to its geographical and historical conditions, Malta had been subjected to invasions and domination of the powers and has also formed its unique culture based on a mixture of race, language, religion and architectural style. The representative historical and cultural resources of Malta are the Megalithic Temples, Hypogeum, and Valletta city listed in the UNESCO World Heritage. The languages used in Malta are characterized by uniqueness and diversity. Malta is the only European country that uses an Afro-asiatic language. Interestingly, Malti, the unique language of the Maltese is the only Semitic language written in Latin characters. The diversity of language in Malta can be found in the various languages used by its people and in the names of cities. The most prominent feature of Malta’s urban landscape was that various architectural styles and cultures coexist. Among them, the architectural element of balcony best demonstrated the diversity and hybridity of Malta’s culture. The next significant feature of Malta’s urban landscape was that Catholic played a role as a leader of urban landscape. The 360 churches in Malta became a landmark and were a vital aspect that forms the skyline and cityscape of Malta.