Temple of Castor and Pollux (Agrigento)

E1001807

The Temple of Castor and Pollux in Agrigento is a partially reconstructed Doric temple in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples, emblematic of the city’s ancient Greek heritage and one of its most iconic archaeological landmarks.

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Temple of Castor and Pollux (Agrigento) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
ancientCityName Akragas ⓘ
architecturalStyle Doric order ⓘ
city Agrigento ⓘ
linked to: Akragas
continent Europe ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
currentCondition partially reconstructed ⓘ
ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo Castor and Pollux ⓘ
linked to: Dioskouroi

Dioscuri ⓘ
linked to: Dioskouroi
feature Doric columns ⓘ
entablature fragments ⓘ
standing corner with four columns ⓘ
function religious temple in antiquity ⓘ
governingBody Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi ⓘ
hasNearbySite Temple of Concordia (Agrigento) ⓘ
Temple of Heracles (Agrigento) ⓘ
Temple of Juno (Agrigento) ⓘ
heritage ancient Greek heritage of Agrigento ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage ancient Greek (contextual) ⓘ
locatedIn Agrigento ⓘ
linked to: Akragas

Italy ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
Valley of the Temples ⓘ
locatedNear southern coast of Sicily ⓘ
material local limestone ⓘ
stone ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Valley of the Temples archaeological park ⓘ
period Classical antiquity ⓘ
region Sicily ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
significance emblem of the Valley of the Temples ⓘ
iconic symbol of Agrigento ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCategory Archaeological Area of Agrigento ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWith Valley of the Temples ⓘ
usedAs emblematic image of Sicilian archaeology ⓘ
visual symbol in tourism promotion of Agrigento ⓘ

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Temple of Concordia → hasNearbySite → Temple of Castor and Pollux (Agrigento) ⓘ