ItalyThe 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 [1] [2].
Second Temple of Hera, Paestum
Also known as: Heraion II (Paestum), Heran temppeli II, Heratempel II (Paestum), Hera-Tempel II (Paestum), Hera-Tempel (Paestum), Neptunoren tenplua (Paestum), Neptuntempel (Paestum), Poseidontempel (Paestum), Second Temple of Hera in Paestum, Second Temple of Hera (Paestum), Tempio c.d. di Nettuno, Tempio di Hera
| Type | Temple complex |
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| Period | 500 BC - 1 AD |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 40.4200° N, 15.0053° E |