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The Temple of Juno in Agrigento

In Agrigento, temple of Juno stands on top of south - east of the hill from the east began a series of temples. The shapes of the Temple of Juno, reminiscent of the temple of Concord which is slightly smaller and probably a few years earlier (450 BC). Was damaged by fire in 406 BC and restored in Roman times. It was further devastated by an earthquake during the Middle Ages. Built in local limestone, is Doric, hexastyle periptero with 6 x 13 columns and 25 columns erected preserves, such as those of the north side of the lintel. The temple to the extent stylobate m. 38.15 x 15.90 and is placed on a powerful base, given the slope of the land to the north, reaches its maximum height at the corner of the north - west. According to a recent study by his foundation is a hornet's nest. The columns are high m. 6.36. Within the peristyle is fully engaged with the naos and opisthodomos portico in antis (length overall 27 x 56 m, width. 9.45) between cell and porch is a door flanked by two piers with ladders service. After a reconstruction occurred at the end of the century. XVIII, pillars of the peristyle are partly in the northern side of the case and dell'epistilio frieze, and partly in the other side. Missing elements of geison and mum. The roof had to be covered with marble tiles and marble floor had to be pure, whose plates were inserted into the bottleneck at the base of the columns. Of uncertain date is still the base with three steps on the bottom of the cell from Roman times or even modern. In front of the eastern facade of the temple, right on the edge of the rocky cliff, is a monumental altar of sacrifice (29.80 m. x 5.25), which is complete with a staircase of 10 steps. The name of the temple is, like that of other monuments Agrigento, conventional. Specifically, the architecture of this temple is an obvious concern for perfection rigorous artistic.

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