Agrigento

Low angle view of fallen Atlas (or Telamon), Temple of Olympian Zeus, 5th cenbtury BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. The Temple of Olympian Zeus was probably begun after the Battle of Himera (480 BC), but was never completed. It was eventually destroyed by an earthquake. Only a broad stone platform, ruined pillars and blocks of stone survive. Even so, it was known as a magnificent and huge structure, with colossal nude male statues c.7.5metres high, standing between massive columns against a curtain wall. One of these fallen atlases lies amongst the ruins of the temple. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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