Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)
The Temple of Hera II, is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia in Paestum, Campania, Italy. It was built in the Doric order around 460–450 BC, just north of the first Hera Temple of around 550–525 BC.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: ancient Greek temple
- Also known as“Second Temple of Hera”“Second Temple of Hera (also called of Neptune or Poseidon)”“Second Temple of Hera in Paestum”“Tempio di Hera II - di Nettuno”“Temple of Hera II”“Temple of Hera II in Paestum”“Temple of Neptune”“Temple of Neptune in Paestum”“Temple of Poseidon in Paestum”
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Places in the Area
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Rettifilo/Vannulo
Rettifilo/Vannulo is a hamlet.
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4 km north of Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)
Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)
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Latitude
40.41991° or 40° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude
15.0054° or 15° 0′ 19″ east
Open location code
8FGQC294+X5
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OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
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historic = archaeological_site
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)” goes by many names.
Neptunoren tenpluaBasque
Neptunoren tenplua (Paestum)Basque
Temple de NeptúCatalan
Dua Templo de HeraEsperanto
Heran temppeli IIFinnish
Ηραίον της Ποσειδωνίας 2Greek
Ναός της ΉραςGreek
Περίπτερος ναός της ΉραςGreek
Περίπτερος ναός της Ήρας στην ΠοσειδωνίαGreek
Heraion II (Paestum)Italian
Tempio c.d. di NettunoItalian
Tempio di HeraItalian
Tempio di Hera IIItalian
Tempio di NettunoItalian
Tempio di PoseidoneItalian
ГерейонRussian
Другий храм ГериUkrainian
Храм Гери IIUkrainian
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