Temple of Apollo

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The Temple of Apollo in Syracuse is an ancient Greek Doric temple and one of the oldest monumental stone temples in the Western Greek world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric temple
ancient Greek temple
archaeological site
ruin
ancientCity Syracuse (ancient city) NERFINISHED
ancientRegion Magna Graecia NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Doric order NERFINISHED
category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Italy
Buildings and structures in Syracuse, Sicily
Temples of Apollo NERFINISHED
constructionStart early 6th century BC
country Italy
culture Ancient Greek
currentCondition ruined
dedicatedTo Apollo NERFINISHED
excavatedBy Paolo Orsi NERFINISHED
excavatedIn 20th century
hasColumnOrder Doric
hasColumnsOnFacade 6
hasColumnsOnFlank 17
hasFeature cella
opisthodomos
peripteral colonnade
pronaos
hasNearbyLandmark Piazza Pancali NERFINISHED
Ponte Umbertino NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
inception early 6th century BC
laterUse Christian church
Islamic mosque
barracks
residential buildings
locatedIn Italy
Sicily
Syracuse NERFINISHED
locatedOn island of Ortygia NERFINISHED
material limestone
stone
municipality Syracuse NERFINISHED
oneOfTheOldest monumental stone temples in the Western Greek world
openToPublic yes
orientation east–west
partOf Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica NERFINISHED
period Archaic Greek period
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2005
usedIn Greek religious practices

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Syracuse, Sicily siteContains Temple of Apollo