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The Temple of Hera II (also erroneously called the Temple of Neptune or of Poseidon), is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia in Paestum, Campania, Italy.It was built in the Doric order around 460–450 BC, just north of the first Hera Temple of around 550–525 BC.
Restored ruins of the temple Olympia site map: #4 Temple of Hera is in dark purple (top center). The long ancient Olympic stadium is at far right. Olympic flame. The Temple of Hera, or Heraion, is an ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek gods [1]: 195–197 .
First temple of Hera, c. 550 BCE Second temple of Hera, c. 450 BCE Temple of Hera II at night The first Temple of Hera , built around 550 BCE by the Greek colonists, is the oldest surviving temple in Paestum and the one farthest south. 18th-century archaeologists named it "the Basilica" because some mistakenly believed it to be a Roman building.
Site plan of the sanctuary. The numbers match the bold numerals in the text of the article. The Heraion of Samos was a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera, on the island of Samos, Greece, 6 km southwest of the ancient city of Samos (modern Pythagoreion). It was located in the low, marshy basin of the Imbrasos river, near where it enters the sea.
The First Temple of Hera (Paestum)—also known as Temple of Hera I and the Basilica—is an archaic Doric order Greek temple in the ruins of the ancient city of Paestum, Italy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This Doric temple is considered one of the oldest Greek temples in Italy and is known for its distinctive architectural features.
A large portion of these votives are on display at the site of the sanctuary in the Museo Narrante del Santuario di Hera alla Foce del Sele, located in a reconstructed farm house (the masseria Procuriali). A first deposit was found near the temple and was made up of five ditches lined by stone slabs and covered with stone as well.
Temple of Hera (Hera) c. 540 BC [49] 52.45 m × 108.6 m (172.1 ft × 356.3 ft) [51] Ionic temple, architects: Rhoikos and Theodoros of Samos, of dipteral plan, having two rows of 8 columns at the eastern end and two rows of 9 at the western and 24 columns at each side. It was built on the site of the earliest very large Ionic temple, destroyed ...
The ruins of the Temple of Hera Lacinia Sanctuary of Hera Lacinia 1:temple 2:Building B 3:Via Sacra H:hestiatorion K:katagoghion. The Temple of Juno Lacinia (as a Roman goddess, originally Hera Lacinia) is a ruined ancient Greek temple at the heart of a sanctuary dedicated to Hera located on Capo Colonna in Calabria, Italy, near Crotone (ancient Kroton).