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  • Low angle oblique view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of columns with part of frieze, Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c.450 BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c.450 BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. Today, 30 columns are standing but only sixteen with their capitals. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the long side of the Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c.450 BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning with surrounding vegetation. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. Today, 30 columns are standing but only sixteen with their capitals. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Byzantine Tombs, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. To the North of the Temple of Concord there is a Paleochristian Byzantine Necropolis, a huge graveyard of open-air tombs. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Paleochristian Necropolis, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the morning. To the North of the Temple of Concord there is a Paleochristian Byzantine Necropolis, a huge graveyard of open-air tombs. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the warm evening light. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the warm evening light. In the foreground the Paleochristian Necropolis can be seen. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the front of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the warm evening light. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of columns, Temple of Concord, 5th century BC,  Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the evening. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Temple of Juno Or Hera Lacinia, c450 BC, on its hilltop, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, pictured on September 11, 2009, in the warm evening light. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. Today, 30 columns are standing but only sixteen with their capitals. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Byzantine Tombs with Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c450 BC, in the backround, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the evening. The Paleochristian Byzantine Necropolis, seen in the foreground, is a huge graveyard of open-air tombs. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, and surrounding landscape, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, against a dramatic sunset. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c.450 BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, floodlit against a dramatic evening sky. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. Today, 30 columns are standing but only sixteen with their capitals. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of columns, Temple of Juno or Hera Lacinia, c.450 BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, floodlit against a dramatic evening sky. This temple was built on an artificial spur. Standing on a high rectangular platform above four steps its 34 fluted columns consist of four tamburi or drums and are each 6.32 meters high. Today, 30 columns are standing but only sixteen with their capitals. After being damaged in the fire of 406 BC it was restored in Roman times, and again in 1787 by the Prince of Torremuzza. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, floodlit at night. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from the side of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, floodlit at night. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, and surrounding landscape, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of columns, Temple of Hercules, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The date of the Temple of Hercules is uncertain; although the style indicates late 6th century BC,  its entablature is mid 5th century. It was built with a peristasis of 6 x 15  tall Doric columns with wide capitals, and a cella with pronaos and opysthodomus, above a three-step basement.  8 columns and an altar have survived the earthquake which destroyed the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of column with capital, Temple of Hercules,  Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The date of the Temple of Hercules is uncertain; although the style indicates late 6th century BC,  its entablature is mid 5th century. It was built with a peristasis of 6 x 15  tall Doric columns with wide capitals, and a cella with pronaos and opysthodomus, above a three-step basement.  8 columns and an altar have survived the earthquake which destroyed the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of columns, Temple of Hercules, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The date of the Temple of Hercules is uncertain; although the style indicates late 6th century BC,  its entablature is mid 5th century. It was built with a peristasis of 6 x 15  tall Doric columns with wide capitals, and a cella with pronaos and opysthodomus, above a three-step basement.  8 columns and an altar have survived the earthquake which destroyed the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of columns, Temple of Hercules, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The date of the Temple of Hercules is uncertain; although the style indicates late 6th century BC,  its entablature is mid 5th century. It was built with a peristasis of 6 x 15  tall Doric columns with wide capitals, and a cella with pronaos and opysthodomus, above a three-step basement.  8 columns and an altar have survived the earthquake which destroyed the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of columns, Temple of Hercules, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The date of the Temple of Hercules is uncertain; although the style indicates late 6th century BC,  its entablature is mid 5th century. It was built with a peristasis of 6 x 15  tall Doric columns with wide capitals, and a cella with pronaos and opysthodomus, above a three-step basement.  8 columns and an altar have survived the earthquake which destroyed the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of fallen Atlas (or Telamon), Temple of Olympian Zeus, 5th cenbtury BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The Temple of Olympian Zeus was probably begun after the Battle of Himera (480 BC), but was never completed. It was eventually destroyed by an earthquake.  Only a broad stone platform, ruined pillars and blocks of stone survive. Even so, it was known as a magnificent and huge structure, with colossal nude male statues c.7.5metres high, standing between massive columns against a curtain wall. One of these fallen atlases lies amongst the ruins of the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Temple Of Castor and Pollux, late 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. Only four columns and part of the entablature of the Temple of Castor and Pollux or of the Dioscuri remain, a rosette on the corner. In 1836 the temple was excavated and restored by archeologists Villareale and Cavallari, commissioned by the Duke of Serradifalco. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Temple Of Castor and Pollux, late 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. Only four columns and part of the entablature of the Temple of Castor and Pollux or of the Dioscuri remain, a rosette on the corner. In 1836 the temple was excavated and restored by archeologists Villareale and Cavallari, commissioned by the Duke of Serradifalco. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, a tree, and surrounding landscape, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the early morning light. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC0909_Agrigento_MC031.jpg
  • Panoramic view of the Temple of Concord, 5th century BC, and surrounding landscape, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 11, 2009, in the warm evening light. Well preserved owing to its 6th century AD conversion to a church, the Temple of Concord is a typical example of optical correction whose tapering columns create the illusion of a perfectly aligned building. Its frieze consists of alternating triglyphs and metopes, and the pediment is undecorated. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC0909_Agrigento_MC032.jpg
  • General view of Circular Altar, Sanctuary of Chthonian Gods (Chthonic Deities, the gods of the underworld), 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. This round altar with a sacred well in the centre was probably the place where the rite of the Thesmophoria, a festival held in honour of Demeter, was celebrated by married women. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of massive capitals, Temple of Olympian Zeus, 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. .The Temple of Olympian Zeus was probably begun after the Battle of Himera (480 BC), but was never completed. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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