Campania
Salerno
Capaccio Paestum

Temple of Hera I, Paestum

Temple of Hera I, Paestum is an archaeological site in , , . Temple of Hera I, Paestum is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: building in Capaccio, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica (Paestum)”, “First Temple of Hera (also called ‘The Basilica’)”, “Tempio di Hera detto la Basilica”, “Tempio di Hera I - Basilica”, and “Temple of Hera, Paestum”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paestum and Second Temple of Hera (Paestum).

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998. It is in , , 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 .

Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Hera II, is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia in , 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.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Temple of Hera I, Paestum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Venere and Rettifilo/Vannulo.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northeast of Temple of Hera I, Paestum.

Hamlet
Photo: Liberotag73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km north of Temple of Hera I, Paestum.

Temple of Hera I, Paestum

Latitude
40.41927° or 40° 25′ 9″ north
Longitude
15.0054° or 15° 0′ 19″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8FGQC294+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255770715
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10378390
Wiki­data ID
Q3555920
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Temple of Hera I, Paestum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Herèon de Posidònia”
  • Catalan: “temple d’Hera”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Hera”
  • Danish: “Heratemplet i Pæstum”
  • Dutch: “Tempio di Era”
  • Finnish: “Heran temppeli I”
  • French: “Basilique”
  • French: “temple d’Héra à Paestum”
  • French: “Temple d’Héra, dit « Basilique »”
  • German: “Tempel der Hera (auch „Die Basilika“ genannt)”
  • German: “Temple der Hera, Paestum”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικός ναός της Ήρας στην Ποσειδωνία”
  • Greek: “Ηραίον της Ποσειδωνίας 1”
  • Greek: “Ηραίον της Ποσειδωνίας”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Ήρας”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Hera (Paestum)”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Hera”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Paestum”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Era”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Hera I”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Hera”
  • Italian: “Tempio enneastilo di Paestum”
  • Russian: “Герейон”
  • Spanish: “Hereo de Paestum”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Hera I”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Hera”

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