While never completed, this temple was the largest Doric temple ever constructed.
Since then, many fragments have been discovered, but reconstruction of these statues was never attempted until 2004.
Two-thirds of one telamon’s pieces were uncovered and formed the basis for the titan that was raised up.
Photo: Sicilian Regional Government
Archaeologists attached the fragments to a 39-foot-tall board, with each piece sitting on a metal shelf.
Modern reconstructions replace the missing pieces and are easily identifiable due to their different texture.
Bringing these stone colossi back to light has always been one of our primary objectives.
Reconstruction of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Archeological Museum of Agrigento (Photo: poudou99 viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 3.0)
