Tomb of the Diver

The Tomb of the Diver, now in the , is a frescoed tomb that dates to around 500 to 475 BCE, and is famous for the mysterious subject matter of the ceiling fresco, a lone diver leaping into a pool of water.
Wikipedia
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: Great Greece funerary artifact located in Paestum, Italy
  • Also known as
    “Tomba del tuffatore”
    “Torre di Paestum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paestum and Second Temple of Hera (Paestum).
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has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998.
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The Temple of Hera II, is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia in , Campania, Italy. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Tomb of the Diver.
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The First Temple of Hera —also known as Temple of Hera… is situated 1¼ km east of Tomb of the Diver.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Venere and Capaccio Scalo.
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is a hamlet.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Tomb of the Diver.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Tomb of the Diver.

Tomb of the Diver

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Latitude
40.41507° or 40° 24′ 54″ north
Longitude
14.99206° or 14° 59′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FGPCX8R+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146701659
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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historic=­yes
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man_made=­tower
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tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10378386
Wiki­data ID
Q464384

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Tomb of the Diver” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Tomba del cabussador”
  • Catalan: “Tomba del capbussador”
  • Catalan: “Tomba del tuffatore”
  • Chinese: “跳水者之墓”
  • Esperanto: “Tombo de la Plonĝanto”
  • French: “Fresque de la Tombe du Plongeur”
  • French: “Fresques de la Tombe du Plongeur”
  • Galician: “Tumba do nadador”
  • German: “Grab des Tauchers”
  • Hungarian: “A búvár sírja”
  • Italian: “Tomba del tuffatore”
  • Italian: “Tuffatore di Paestum”
  • Japanese: “ダイバーの墓”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dykkerens grav”
  • Norwegian: “Dykkerens grav”
  • Slovenian: “Grob skakalca v vodo”
  • Spanish: “Tumba del nadador”
  • Swedish: “Dykarens grav”

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