Temple of Hera

The Temple of Hera, or Heraion, is an ancient Archaic Greek temple at , , that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek gods. It is the oldest temple at Olympia and one of the most venerable in all of Greece.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: temple in Greece
  • Also known as: “Heraion” and “Temple of Hera, Olympia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

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is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in , . This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.

Work of art
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The was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of , and erected in the there. is situated 110 metres south of Temple of Hera.

Ruins
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The was an ancient Greek temple in , dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order. is situated 110 metres south of Temple of Hera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.

Town
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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in on the peninsula in , famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , Elis, . It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.

Village
Ancient or , sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of on the northwest corner of the in southern .

Temple of Hera

Latitude
37.63885° or 37° 38′ 20″ north
Longitude
21.62987° or 21° 37′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G93JJQH+GW
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Wiki­data ID
Q633572
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Temple of Hera” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد هيرا”
  • Basque: “Heraion”
  • Basque: “Heraren tenplua”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Hera”
  • Chinese: “奧林匹亞赫拉神廟”
  • Chinese: “希拉神廟”
  • Chinese: “赫拉神廟 (奧林匹亞)”
  • Chinese: “赫拉神廟(奧林匹亞)”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Hera”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Hera en Olimpio”
  • Finnish: “Heran temppeli”
  • French: “temple d’Héra à Olympie”
  • French: “Temple d’Héra à Olympie”
  • French: “Temple d’Héra”
  • German: “Heratempel”
  • German: “Tempel der Hera”
  • Greek: “Ηραίον Ολυμπίας”
  • Greek: “Ναός Ήρας”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Ήρας στην Ολυμπία”
  • Hebrew: “המקדש של הרה (אולימפיה)”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש הרה באולימפיה”
  • Hindi: “Hera का मंदिर”
  • Italian: “Heraion di Olimpia”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Era”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Hera”
  • Japanese: “ヘラ神殿”
  • Korean: “헤라 신전”
  • Polish: “Herajon w Olimpii”
  • Russian: “Герейон”
  • Russian: “храм Геры”
  • Slovenian: “Herin tempelj, Olimpija”
  • Slovenian: “Herin tempelj”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Hera en Olimpia”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Hera”
  • Swedish: “Heras tempel i Olympia”

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