Temple of Concordia, Agrigento

The Temple of Concordia is an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia in the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) in Agrigento on the south coast of Sicily, Italy [1]. It is the largest and best-preserved Doric temple in Sicily and one of the best-preserved Greek temples in general, especially of the Doric order [1]. It is located a kilometer east to the Temple of Heracles [1]. The temple was built c. 440–430 BC [1]. The columns are 6 m high and carved with twenty flutes and harmonious entasis (tapering at the tops of the columns and swelling around the middles) [1]. The temple was converted into a Christian basilica in the 6th century dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul by San Gregorio delle Rape, bishop of Agrigento and thus survived the destruction of pagan places of worship [1].