Temple of Hera I
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The Temple of Hera I is an early Doric Greek temple at the ancient city of Paestum in southern Italy, renowned for its massive columns and well-preserved archaic architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Hera II | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doric temple
ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Basilica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basilica of Paestum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Archaic Greek architecture
ⓘ
Doric order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Poseidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 550 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 560 BC ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deityType | goddess of marriage and family ⓘ |
| era | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| hasCella | yes ⓘ |
| hasColonnade | peripteral ⓘ |
| hasColumnOrder | Doric ⓘ |
| hasEntasis | yes ⓘ |
| hasOpisthodomos | no ⓘ |
| hasPeristyle | yes ⓘ |
| hasPronaos | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Paestum NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | local limestone ⓘ |
| modernSiteName | Paestum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Temple of Athena at Paestum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of Hera II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
massive columns
ⓘ
unusual 9×18 column arrangement ⓘ well-preserved archaic architecture ⓘ |
| numberOfColumnsOnFacade | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfColumnsOnFlank | 18 ⓘ |
| originalCityName | Poseidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Paestum and Velia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological site of Paestum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Archaic period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| region | Province of Salerno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageId | 842 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.