Along the south coast of Sicily are the city of Agrigento and the vast ruins of ancient Greece in the Valley of the Temples.
Here are temples similar in design to the Acropolis in Athens.
The temple of Olympian Zeus (photos #36-40 below)
was the largest ever designed and was still incomplete after 70 years.
Adjacent to the ruins is a fine architectural museum with countless artifacts from the site.

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Museum of Ancient Agrigento
Description of Temple
Giant statue from the Temple
Giant statue from the Temple
Main Hall in Archeology Museum at
Archeology Museum at ancient Agrigento
Archeology Museum at ancient Agrigento
Archeology Museum at ancient Agrigento
The Archeology Museum
Sketch of Temple of Zeus at
Italy - Sicily, Agrigento Roman Ruins Map/Calendar Stand
Approaching the Temple
Water trough at the ruins
In the
The temple
The Temple
The temple
The Temple
Giant statue from Temple of
Temple of Zeus description at Archeology
Temple of Zeus description at Archeology
Model of Temple of Zeus at
Archeology Museum
Kouros at Archeology Museum
Kouros at Archeology Museum
Kouros at Archeology Museum
Archeology Museum
Archeology Museum
Archeology Museum
Archeology Museum
Ancient amphitheatre at the Archeology Museum
Ancient temple and theatre at the
Ancient temple at the Archeology Museum
City of Agrigento
Italy - Sicily, Agrigento Roman Ruins
Giant statue from Temple
Giant statue from Temple of Olympian
Ancient Agrigento Temples and the modern city in distance
Ancient Agrigento Temples
Ancient Agrigento
Ancient Agrigento Temples
City of Agrigento
Fungus on stone
Highway into Agrigento
Southern rocky hills and towns of Sicily
Southern rocky hills of Sicily
Southern rocky hills of Sicily
Southern rocky hills of Sicily
Sicily is full of history, including this small ruin
Sicily is full of history, including this castle
Southern hills of Sicily
Ancient forum
Ancient forum
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Valley
Restoration and the original
Restoration and the original
In
In the Valley
In the Valley
In the Valley
Temple detail
View from the temples
The Temple
The Temple
Southern Sicily

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