Heraion of Samos

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The Heraion of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary and monumental temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the most important religious centers of the archaic Aegean world.

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Label Occurrences
Heraion of Samos canonical 6
Theodoros of Samos 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient Greek sanctuary
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Ionic order
associatedWithMyth birthplace of Hera
marriage of Hera and Zeus
coordinateLatitude 37.673
coordinateLongitude 26.893
country Greece
culture Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece
dedicatedTo Hera
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute
Theodor Wiegand NERFINISHED
excavationStartYear 1910
flourishedInCentury 6th century BCE
7th century BCE
function pilgrimage center
religious sanctuary
hasPart great altar of Hera
processional road
sacred way
stoas
temple platform
treasuries
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor important religious center of the Aegean world
monumental temple of Hera
one of the largest Greek temples of the archaic period
rich votive offerings
locatedIn North Aegean region
Samos
surface form: island of Samos
locatedInTimePeriod Archaic period
locatedNear Imbrasos River
Pythagoreion archaeological site
surface form: Pythagoreion

southern coast of Samos
mainDeity Hera
material limestone
marble
partOf Pythagoreion archaeological site
surface form: Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos UNESCO World Heritage Site
periodOfUse Archaic period
Classical period
Geometric period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
religion ancient Greek religion
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1992
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 595

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samos knownFor Heraion of Samos
Pythagoreio heritageSiteWith Heraion of Samos
Temple of Hera locatedIn Heraion of Samos
subject surface form: Temple of Hera (Samos)
Temple of Hera associatedWith Heraion of Samos
subject surface form: Temple of Hera (Samos)
this entity surface form: Theodoros of Samos
Samians centerOfCult Heraion of Samos
Samians built Heraion of Samos