Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum, Italy
Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum (Poseidonia):
Hera I, c. 560-530 B.C.E. (Archaic), tufa, 24.35 x 54 mTemple of Minerva or Athena, c. 500 B.C.E. (Archaic), tufa, 14.54 x 32.88 mHera II, c. 460 B.C.E. (Classical), tufa, 24.26 x 59.98 m
All three temples are Doric in style though the Temple of Minerva also includes some Ionic elements.
A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
A view of the Temple of Hera I from the 18th Century
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Temple at Paestum, c. 1770-78 (Rijksmuseum)Where and When
Paestum, 6th and 5th Centuries B.C.E.
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