Temple of Hera, Olympia

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]. It is the oldest temple at Olympia and one of the most venerable in all of Greece [1]. The temple was built in ca. 580 BC, but was destroyed by an earthquake in the early 4th century AD [1]. The Heraion at Olympia, located in the north of the sacred precinct, the Altis, is one of the earliest Doric temples in Greece, and the oldest peripteral temple at that site, having a single row of columns on all sides [1]. The temple was erected in ca. 600-580 BC, most likely as a dedication by the Triphylian polis of Skillous [1]. The temple was closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire [1]. The temple measures 61 by 164 ft (19 by 50 m) at the level of the temple platform, the stylobate [1].