Temple of Heracles

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Doric temple ancient Greek temple archaeological site

The Temple of Heracles is one of the oldest Doric temples in the ancient Greek city of Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, renowned for its partially restored colonnade and archaeological significance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Heracles canonical	4
Temple of Heracles (Agrigento)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Doric temple ⓘ ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
ageStatus	one of the oldest temples in Akragas ⓘ
ancientCity	Akragas ⓘ
approximateConstructionDate	circa 510 BC ⓘ late 6th century BC ⓘ
archaeologicalSignificance	important example of early Doric architecture in Sicily ⓘ key monument in the Valley of the Temples ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Doric order ⓘ
associatedMythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
civilization	Greek civilization ⓘ
colonnadeType	peripteral ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek ⓘ
currentCondition	partially restored colonnade ⓘ ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Heracles ⓘ
deityType	hero-god ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ religious sanctuary ⓘ
hasStructure	cella ⓘ opisthodomos ⓘ pronaos ⓘ stylobate ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Akragas ⓘ surface form: Agrigento Akragas ⓘ Italy ⓘ Sicily ⓘ Valley of the Temples ⓘ
locatedWithin	Valley of the Temples ⓘ surface form: Valley of the Temples archaeological park
management	Regional Government of Sicily ⓘ surface form: Sicilian regional authorities
material	limestone ⓘ local tufa stone ⓘ
modernCity	Akragas ⓘ surface form: Agrigento
notableFeature	partially reconstructed row of columns ⓘ standing columns on the south side ⓘ
numberOfColumnsPerLongSide	15 ⓘ
numberOfColumnsPerShortSide	6 ⓘ
order	Doric ⓘ
orientation	east–west ⓘ
period	Archaic Greek period ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
tourism	popular tourist attraction in Agrigento ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1997 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName	Archaeological Area of Agrigento ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Valley of the Temples → hasPart → Temple of Heracles ⓘ

Akragas → hasTemple → Temple of Heracles ⓘ

Ἀκράγας → hasTemple → Temple of Heracles ⓘ

UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) → hasTemple → Temple of Heracles ⓘ

subject surface form: Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

Temple of Concordia → hasNearbySite → Temple of Heracles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Heracles (Agrigento)