🏛️ Archaeological Area of Agrigento — Temple of Vulcan (Hephaestus)
Doric temple within Sicily's Valley of the Temples
📋 Fast Facts
- Built circa 430 BC during Akragas's prosperity as a Greek colony
- Doric peripteral temple with 6 columns on short sides, 13 on long sides
- Converted to Church of San Gregorio delle Rape in 6th century AD
- Part of the Valley of the Temples, southwestern Sicily near modern Agrigento
The Temple of Hephaestus (Vulcan) stands on an elevated platform within Agrigento's Valley of the Temples, one of ...