Cathedral of Syracuse

Today we woke up to rain. It was raining heavily when we were to start our walking tour so we meet in a chapel that is next door to our hotel and had an indoor talk from our local guide before we headed out on our tour. The first stop was the Cathedral. It is an unusual structure because it is built within the great Greek Temple of Athena was built in the 5th century BC. The temple was a Doric edifice with six columns on the short sides and 14 on the long sides. The spaces between the columns were filled in and the church was built within the structure of the Greek temple. - Nancy

Dome of a side chapel

Large columns were from the Greek temple.