Back Temple de Neptú Catalan Hera-Tempel (Paestum) German Περίπτερος ναός της Ήρας (Ποσειδωνία) Greek Templo de Neptuno (Paestum) Spanish Heran temppeli II (Paestum) Finnish Tempio di Nettuno (Paestum) Italian
| Second Temple of Hera (Paestum) | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Hera_temple_II_-_Paestum_-_Poseidonia_-_July_13th_2013_-_04.jpg) Second temple of Hera | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Paestum, Campania |
| Completed | c. 450 BC |
| Part of | "Paestum, Velia, the Certosa di Padula, Mount Cervati and the Vallo di Diano" part of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 842-001 |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
The Temple of Hera II (also erroneously called the Temple of Neptune or of Poseidon), 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.
The name "Temple of Neptune" is a misnomer from the 18th century, it is now thought it was actually dedicated to the goddess Hera, although it is possible that Poseidon (Neptune to the Romans) was also a dedicatee.
A. W. Lawrence described it as "the best preserved of all Greek temples".[1] It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.
- ^ Lawrence, 148