Temple of Hera
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The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Hera canonical | 1 |
| Temples of Hera | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Archaic Greek architecture
ⓘ
Ionic order ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Polycrates of Samos
ⓘ
Rhoikos ⓘ Heraion of Samos ⓘ
surface form:
Theodoros of Samos
|
| category |
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece
ⓘ
Temple of Hera self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Temples of Hera
World Heritage Sites in Greece ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from the German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| hasColumnOrder | Ionic ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cult center of Hera
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar area
ⓘ
single standing column (kolonna) ⓘ temple platform ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| hasType | peripteral temple ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Heraion of Samos
ⓘ
North Aegean region ⓘ
surface form:
North Aegean
|
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Samos regional unit
ⓘ
surface form:
Samos (municipality)
|
| locatedNear |
Pythagoreion archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Pythagoreion
coast of the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Samos
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Samos
|
| majorReconstructionCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
limestone
ⓘ
marble ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hera ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanctuary of Hera at Samos
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos"
sanctuary of Hera on Samos ⓘ |
| period | Archaic period ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of Hera worship in the Aegean
ⓘ
major monument of Archaic Greek architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 595 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.