Temple of Concordia, Agrigento

Temple of Concordia
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Alternative namesTemple of Concord
General information
Architectural styleAncient Greek
LocationAgrigento, Sicily, Italy
Completedc. 440-430 BC[1][2]
Renovated1785
AffiliationChristian church (6th century-1785)
Height8.93 m (29.3 ft)[3]
Dimensions
Other dimensions39.42 m × 16.92 m (129.3 ft × 55.5 ft)[1][4]

The Temple of Concordia (Italian: Tempio della Concordia, Greek: Ναός της Ομονοιας) is an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia in the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) in Agrigento (Greek: Ακραγας, Akragas) on the south coast of Sicily, Italy. It is the largest and best-preserved Doric temple in Sicily[5] and one of the best-preserved Greek temples in general,[1] especially of the Doric order.[2][3] It is located a kilometer east to the Temple of Heracles.

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  5. ^ Egan, James (19 April 1981). "Sicily in spring: a flowering isle wreathed in antiquity". The New York Times. ...the Temple of Concordia, the most massive and best-preserved Doric temple in Sicily.

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