On March 8, 2017 at about 9.40am, Gozo lost one of its most famous landmarks once and for all when the iconic Azure Window, the 28-metre high natural arch, collapsed during a violent storm similar to the one the islands experienced a couple of weeks ago.

Several partial collapses had occurred over the past three decades.

What remains on the second anniversary of it-Tieqa tad-Dwejra’s natural destruction are treasured memories and thousands of recorded images.

Since its collapse, researchers have discovered photos which suggest the iconic window existed in the 1820s - 50 years earlier than previously believed - and a Russian designer has proposed rebuilding the window in steel.

An international call for design applications launched by the government just days after its collapse flopped, with no proposals submitted bar one by a Gozo developer to build a hotel in the area.

To mark the second anniversary of its fall, the Gozo Ministry and the San Lawrenz local council will be holding various activities on Sunday between 10am and 6pm themed ‘Dwejra looking beyond the fallen Azure Window’.