Valley of the Temples

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological park archaeological site tourist attraction

The Valley of the Temples is a renowned archaeological park near Agrigento in Sicily, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and classical ruins.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → archaeological park → archaeological site → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Doric →
associatedWith	ancient city of Akragas →
category	Greek temple complex →
constructionStartDate	5th century BC →
country	Italy →
culture	Ancient Greek →
foundedBy	Greek colonists from Gela →
governingBody	Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi →
hasPart	Olympeion field → Temple of Asclepius → Temple of Castor and Pollux → Temple of Concordia → Temple of Demeter → Temple of Hephaestus → Temple of Hera Lacinia → Temple of Heracles → Temple of Juno → Temple of Olympian Zeus → agora → city walls → early Christian basilica remains → gates → necropolis →
heritageCriteria	UNESCO criterion (i) → UNESCO criterion (ii) → UNESCO criterion (iii) → UNESCO criterion (iv) →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inscriptionYear	1997 →
knownFor	classical ruins → panoramic views over Agrigento and the sea → well-preserved Greek Doric temples →
languageOfName	Italian →
locatedIn	Agrigento → Sicily → ancient Akragas → southern Italy →
locatedOn	hill ridge →
near	Mediterranean Sea →
officialName	Valle dei Templi →
partOf	Archaeological Area of Agrigento →
period	Classical Greece →
significantEvent	Carthaginian destruction in 406 BC → Roman conquest of Akragas → conversion of temples into Christian churches →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	831 →
visitorAttraction	major tourist destination in Sicily →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sicily → Sicily ("Villa Romana del Casale") →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Akragas →	archaeologicalSite
Southern Italy ("Valley of the Temples in Agrigento") →	contains
Valley of the Temples ("Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi") →	governingBody
Akragas →	knownFor
Valley of the Temples ("Valle dei Templi") →	officialName
Valley of the Temples ("Archaeological Area of Agrigento") →	partOf