{"id":67590,"date":"2015-09-15T14:36:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T13:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=67590"},"modified":"2026-10-12T09:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:57:19","slug":"temple-of-concordia-in-agrigento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/temple-of-concordia-in-agrigento","title":{"rendered":"Temple of Concordia in Agrigento"},"content":{"rendered":"

Built between 440 and 430 BC, the Temple of Concordia<\/strong>, located on the ridge of the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento<\/a>, is among the best-preserved Doric buildings of the Greek world. This dating is connected to the phase of monumental development of Akragas at the heart of the classical period, after the tyranny of Theron.<\/p>\n

Presentation and history of the temple<\/h2>\n

The exceptional condition of the Temple of Concordia is explained in particular by its conversion into a Christian basilica in the 6th century, a transformation generally attributed to Bishop Gregory of Agrigento. This adaptation included the sealing of the spaces between the columns and the opening of arcades in the walls of the cella.
It was restored from 1748, when the Duke of Serradifalco carried out a stabilization of the monument. The arcades visible today in the cella are directly linked to the phase of Christian use.<\/p>\n\n\n