UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento)

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento is a vast archaeological area in Sicily famed for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and ruins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Valle dei Templi ⓘ
Valley of the Temples ⓘ
associatedAncientCity Agrigentum ⓘ
linked to: Akragas

Akragas ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culturalTradition Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasStructure Hellenistic and Roman quarter ⓘ
agora ⓘ
ancient city walls ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
hasTemple Temple of Castor and Pollux ⓘ
Temple of Concordia ⓘ
Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Temple of Hera Lacinia ⓘ
Temple of Heracles ⓘ
Temple of Juno ⓘ
Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageValue outstanding example of Greek art and architecture in Sicily ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1997 ⓘ
ItalianRegion Sicilia ⓘ
linked to: Sicily
locatedIn Agrigento ⓘ
linked to: Akragas

Italy ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
mainPeriod Classical Greek period ⓘ
managingAuthority Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi ⓘ
nearestCity Agrigento ⓘ
linked to: Akragas
notableFor Doric temple architecture ⓘ
exceptionally well-preserved Greek temples ⓘ
officialName Archaeological Area of Agrigento ⓘ
partOf ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia ⓘ
preservationStatus well-preserved archaeological landscape ⓘ
timeOfConstruction 5th century BC ⓘ
6th century BC ⓘ
tourismAttraction major tourist destination in Sicily ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 831 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akragas → heritageStatus → UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) ⓘ
Temple of Demeter (Agrigento) → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Archaeological Area of Agrigento ⓘ
subject linked to: Temple of Demeter
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento)
Olympeion field → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Area of Agrigento" ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento)
Temple of Hera Lacinia → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Valle dei Templi" ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento)