Second Temple of Hera, Paestum

Second Temple of Hera, Paestum
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The Second Temple of Hera (also erroneously called the Temple of Neptune or Poseidon) is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia in Paestum, Campania, Italy, built in the Doric order around 460–450 BC [1]. It stands just north of the earlier First Temple of Hera (550–525 BC) [1]. The peripteral temple features six columns along its shorter sides and fourteen along its longer sides.

TypeTemple complex
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryItaly
Coordinates40.4200° N, 15.0053° E

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