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Archaeological area of Agrigento
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The Valley of the Temples
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Archaeological area of Agrigento
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Archaeological area of Agrigento
Inscription N° 831 1997 C (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
The archaeological area of Agrigento was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997.
The Committee decided to inscribe this site on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), considering that Agrigento was one of the greatest cities of the ancient Mediterranean world, and it has been preserved in an exceptionally intact condition.
Its great row of Doric temples is one of the most outstanding monuments of Greek art and culture.
Inscription N° 831 1997 C (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
The archaeological area of Agrigento was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997.
The Committee decided to inscribe this site on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), considering that Agrigento was one of the greatest cities of the ancient Mediterranean world, and it has been preserved in an exceptionally intact condition.
Its great row of Doric temples is one of the most outstanding monuments of Greek art and culture.
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