The Temple of Concord in Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples is one of the best preserved Doric temples in the world. Built in c. 430 B.C. by Greek colonists, it has 34 enormous columns. It owes its relatively excellent state to a 4th century A.D. conversion to a Christian basilica. It’s unclear to whom the…
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Illuminating
On this, the longest night of the year, I think about something beautiful…. In Agrigento, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Valley of the Temples is magnificent to see. The individual temples, like this one, the 5th century BC Temple to Castor and Pollux, are illuminated at night for a breathtaking effect.
A Powerful Impression
At the Temple of Heracles in Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, you’ll find eight reconstructed Doric-style columns from the massive 6th century BC structure. Like the Greek god for which it’s named, the sacred edifice leaves a powerful impression.
Night Vision
Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples’ Tempio della Concordia at night.
The Temple of Concord in Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples
The Temple of Concord in Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples is one of the best preserved Doric temples in the world. Built in c. 430 B.C. by Greek colonists, it has 34 enormous columns. It owes its relatively excellent state to a 4th century A.D. conversion to a Christian basilica. It’s unclear to whom the…
Agrigento’s Temple of Heracles
These massive doric columns are from the 6th century BC Temple of Heracles at Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi). The eight of them were reconstructed in 1924. The ancient city of Akragas was established by the Greeks and then conquered by the Romans, who renamed it Agrigentum.
Agrigento’s Temple of Castor and Pollux
The four remaining columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux, built in the 5th century BC and reconstructed in the 19th century, offer a lasting impression of the outstanding Valle dei Templi ruins of the ancient Greater Greece colony that was once 200,000 inhabitants strong.