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Temple of Concordia, Agrigento

Doric Greek temple in Sicily, 5th century BCE

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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 and one of the best-preserved Greek temples in general, especially of the Doric order. It is located a kilometer east to the Temple of Heracles.

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Temple construction

c. 440–430 BC

Christian conversion

6th century

Restoration removing Christian fittings

1785

Restoration begun by Prince of Torremuzza

1788

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Coordinates

37.29° N, 13.59° E