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.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient Greek temple
- Also known as: “Hera-Tempel II (Paestum)”, “Heraion II (Paestum)”, “Heratempel II (Paestum)”, “Neptuntempel (Paestum)”, “Poseidontempel (Paestum)”, “Second Temple of Hera”, “Second Temple of Hera (also called of Neptune or Poseidon)”, “Second Temple of Hera in Paestum”, “Tempio c.d. di Nettuno”, “Tempio di Hera”, “Tempio di Hera II”, “Tempio di Hera II - di Nettuno”, “Tempio di Poseidone”, “temple d’Héra”, “temple de Neptune”, “Temple of Hera II”, “Temple of Hera II in Paestum”, “Temple of Neptune”, “Temple of Neptune in Paestum”, “Temple of Poseidon in Paestum”, “Templo de Hera II (Paestum)”, “Templo de Poseidón (Paestum)”, “Περίπτερος ναός της Ήρας στην Ποσειδωνία”, and “Храм Гери II”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Paestum and Temple of Hera I, Paestum.
Temple of Hera I, Paestum
Archaeological site
Hellenistic swimming pool
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Venere and Rettifilo/Vannulo.
Rettifilo/Vannulo
Hamlet
Capaccio Scalo
Hamlet
Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, archaeological site, Heraion, ruins, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.41991° or 40° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude
15.0054° or 15° 0′ 19″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FGQC294+X5
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OpenStreetMap feature
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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.
- Basque: “Neptunoren tenplua (Paestum)”
- Basque: “Neptunoren tenplua”
- Catalan: “Temple de Neptú”
- Esperanto: “Dua Templo de Hera”
- Finnish: “Heran temppeli II”
- French: “Second temple d’Héra, dit « temple de Poséidon » (ou de Neptune)”
- French: “Temple de Neptune”
- French: “temple de Poséidon à Paestum”
- German: “Hera-Tempel”
- German: “zweiter Hera-Tempel in Paestum”
- German: “Zweiter Tempel der Hera (auch Neptun- oder Poseidontempel genannt)”
- Greek: “Ηραίον της Ποσειδωνίας 2”
- Greek: “Ναός της Ήρας”
- Greek: “Περίπτερος ναός της Ήρας”
- Italian: “Tempio di Nettuno”
- Russian: “Герейон”
- Spanish: “Templo de Hera II”
- Spanish: “Templo de Neptuno”
- Ukrainian: “Другий храм Гери”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Paestum and Torre/Licinella.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cavallo di sabbia and Il tempio di Nettuno.
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