Photos currently circulating on social media show rubble walls and cart ruts preserved in a car park under a block of apartments.

Local social media page Ugly Malta, which is known to post about developments that lack aesthetic appeal, captioned the photo of the cart ruts “scaling new heights in conservation”.

While many have speculated on the location, Lovin Malta has found that the photos were taken along Triq id-Difiża Ċivili and Triq tal-Qares in Mosta.

A few years back, a development had obtained major public criticism over the proposed plans consisting of residential units and underlying parking facilities which touched upon archaeological remains.

While many individuals and entities objected to the development due to the cart ruts and rubble walls, the development was still approved, on the condition that the remains are left untouched.

And now it turns out that this is what they meant when they said they would leave the cart ruts and rubble walls untouched – in the middle of an underground car park.

This is not the first time that Malta has conserved historical remains in an unsightly manner, with traditional niċċeċ often being incorporated into the facade of a modern building, just for the sake of conservation.

What do you make of these photos?