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„Temple of Juno Lacinia in Agrigento“

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Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily.
The Valley of the Temples is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy. The area was included in the UNESCO Heritage Site list in 1997.
This temple was constructed on a mostly artificial spur. It dates to c. 450 BC, measuring 38.15 x 16.90 m: it is in Doric style, peripteros 6 columns wide by 13 long, preceded by a pronaos and opisthodomos. The basement has four steps. Current remains consist of the front colonnade with parts of the architrave and of the frieze. Only fragments of the other three sides survive, with few elements of the cella. The building was damaged in the fire of 406 BC and restored in Roman times, with the substitution of clay marble roof tiles with ones and the addition of a steep rise in the area where today can be seen the remains of the altar.

Picture ID: 664429e
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RicardMN Photography 2013-02-15 19:38:32 UTC
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Thanks for your like, Kostas!
kostas samonas liked this artwork 2013-02-13 19:36:52 UTC
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