Sgarbi announces: we will rebuild Selinunte's Temple G

Vittorio Sgarbi, since late November councillor for culture of the Region of Sicily, announced at a conference his intention to rebuild Temple G in Selinunte. The cost of the operation has been estimated at 15 million euros, and in recent hours the famous art historian, politician and television personality has made the first inspections. By the end of the month, Sgarbi said, it will be possible to have a cost estimate. He also claimed that within seven months the first columns can be put up: each of them is estimated to cost 180,000 euros.

Temple G at Selinunte, one of the most impressive in the Greek West, measured 109 meters long by 45 meters wide, and dated from between the 6th and 5th centuries B.C. The temple was never completed, and today it lies in a state of almost total ruin. Certainly the point of any reconstruction still eludes.

Image: the ruins of Temple G at Selinunte. Ph. Credit.

Sgarbi announces: we will rebuild Selinunte's Temple G

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