Temple E, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy

Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Temple E or Temple of Hera, built 460-450 BC, on the East Hill of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. The peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100,000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen