Agrigento

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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Image Size: 5616x3744 / 3.1MB; 5th century BC Acragas afternoon Agrigento Agrigentum Akragas Ancient archaeological archaeology archeological archeology architectural architecture Classical colonization colony column cut-stone bearing masonry day Doric Europe European general view Girgenti Greek heritage hill historic history horizontal island Italian Italy Kerkent late looking up low angle view Mediterranean outdoors outside pediment people photo photograph photography pillar Roman Sicilian Sicily site Southern Southern Europe Southern European sunset temple Temple of Concord tourism tourist attraction travel UNESCO World Heritage Site Valley of the Temples worship
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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.