Archaeological Area of Agrigento
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The Archaeological Area of Agrigento is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sicily renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and ruins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archaeological Area of Agrigento canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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Early Christian ⓘ Hellenistic ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Greek colonists from Gela ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Byzantine structures
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Hellenistic and Roman quarter ⓘ Roman forum ⓘ Temple of Asclepius NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Castor and Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Concordia NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Hephaestus NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Hera Lacinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Juno NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Olympian Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ agora ⓘ ancient Greek city of Akragas ⓘ bouleuterion ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ early Christian basilicas ⓘ ekklesiasterion ⓘ necropoleis ⓘ sanctuaries outside the walls ⓘ |
| hasView | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptionally well-preserved Doric temples
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outstanding example of Magna Graecia architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Agrigento
NERFINISHED
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Province of Agrigento NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| originalAncientName | Akragas GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Valley of the Temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 831 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 1997 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento)
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officialName
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Archaeological Area of Agrigento
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subject surface form:
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento
subject surface form:
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Akragas)