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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- 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”, and “Temple of Poseidon in Paestum”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paestum and Temple of Hera I, Paestum.
Paestum
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Paestum has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998. It is in Campania, Italy, and is an ancient Greek settlement, with the best preserved Greek doric temples worldwide. It is surrounded by a Roman city wall, and is 40 km south of the city of Salerno.
Temple of Hera I, Paestum
Archaeological site
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple of Hera I, Paestum is an archaeological site.
Hellenistic swimming pool
Archaeological site
Photo: Risa G WiCo18, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hellenistic swimming pool is an archaeological site, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Second Temple of Hera (Paestum).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Venere and Rettifilo/Vannulo.
Rettifilo/Vannulo
Hamlet
Photo: Liberotag73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rettifilo/Vannulo is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northeast of Second Temple of Hera (Paestum).
Capaccio Scalo
Hamlet
Photo: Liberotag73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capaccio Scalo is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km north of Second Temple of Hera (Paestum).
Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, archaeological site, Heraion, temple, 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″ northLongitude
15.0054° or 15° 0′ 19″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8FGQC294+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 255691054OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
10378389Wikidata ID
Q453634
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“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 d’Héra”
- French: “temple de Neptune”
- French: “Temple de Neptune”
- French: “temple de Poséidon à Paestum”
- German: “Hera-Tempel II (Paestum)”
- German: “Hera-Tempel”
- German: “Heraion II (Paestum)”
- German: “Heratempel II (Paestum)”
- German: “Neptuntempel (Paestum)”
- German: “Poseidontempel (Paestum)”
- 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 στην Ποσειδωνία”
- Greek: “Περίπτερος ναός της Ήρας”
- Italian: “Heraion II (Paestum)”
- Italian: “Tempio c.d. di Nettuno”
- Italian: “Tempio di Hera II”
- Italian: “Tempio di Hera”
- Italian: “Tempio di Nettuno”
- Italian: “Tempio di Poseidone”
- Russian: “Герейон”
- Spanish: “Templo de Hera II (Paestum)”
- Spanish: “Templo de Hera II”
- Spanish: “Templo de Neptuno”
- Spanish: “Templo de Poseidón (Paestum)”
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