Temple of Hera at Olympia

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Doric temple ancient Greek temple archaeological site

The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Doric temple → ancient Greek temple → archaeological site →
alsoKnownAs	Heraion of Olympia →
altarsAssociated	altar of Hera at Olympia →
ancientRegion	Elis →
approximateConstructionDate	circa 600 BC →
architecturalSignificance	transition from wooden to stone construction in Greek temples →
associatedDeity	Hera → Zeus →
columnArrangement	6 by 16 columns →
contains	cella (naos) → opisthodomos → pronaos →
country	Greece →
culturalContext	Ancient Greece →
currentCondition	ruin →
dedicatedTo	Hera →
excavatedBy	German Archaeological Institute →
excavationStart	1870s →
function	cult center of Hera → religious sanctuary →
hasArchitecturalOrder	Doric order →
hasColonnade	peristyle of Doric columns →
hasGreekName	Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας →
hasPlanType	rectangular ground plan →
locatedIn	Olympia →
locatedInSanctuary	Sanctuary of Olympia →
material	limestone → stone → wood (original superstructure) →
near	Temple of Zeus at Olympia →
notableFor	being one of the oldest Doric temples → early example of monumental Greek architecture → role in history of Greek religion →
oneOfOldestMonumentsIn	Sanctuary of Olympia →
order	Doric →
partOf	Olympia archaeological site → UNESCO World Heritage Site: Archaeological Site of Olympia →
period	Archaic Greece →
region	Peloponnese →
roofType	pitched roof →
style	peripteral temple →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1989 →
usedDuring	ancient Olympic Games period →
usedFor	religious festivals → worship of Hera → worship of Zeus →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Altis sacred precinct → Archaeological site of Olympia → Sanctuary of Olympia →	hasPart
Echo Stoa → Philippeion → Prytaneion of Olympia →	near
Olympia → Olympia, Greece →	hasStructure
Heraia →	associatedWithTemple
Classical Greek architecture →	exemplifiedBy
Olympia, Greece →	modernCeremonyLocation
Doric order →	notableExample