Temple of Hera, Mon Repos

The Temple of Hera or Heraion is an archaic temple in Corfu, Greece, built around 610 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra), in what is known today as Palaiopolis, and lies within the ground of the Mon Repos estate.^[1]^[2]^[3] The sanctuary of Hera at Mon Repos is considered a major temple, and one of the earliest examples of archaic Greek architecture.^[3]

Large terracotta figures such as lions, gorgoneions, and Daidala maidens, created and painted in vivid colour by artisans inspired by myth traditions across the Mediterranean, decorated the roof of the temple, making it one of the most intricately adorned temples of Archaic Greece and the most ambitious roof construction project of its time.^[3] Built at the top of Analipsis Hill, Hera's sanctuary was highly visible to ships approaching the waterfront of the ancient city of Korkyra.^[3]

^ Margaret M. Miles (8 August 2016). A Companion to Greek Architecture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4443-3599-6.
^ Clemente Marconi; James R McCredie Professor of Greek Art and Archaeology and University Professor Clemente Marconi (5 February 2007). Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek World: The Metopes of Selinus. Cambridge University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-521-85797-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Philip Sapirstein (1 January 2012). "The Monumental Archaic Roof of the Temple of Hera at Mon Repos, Corfu". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 81 (1). JSTOR The American School of Classical Studies at Athens: 31–91. doi:10.2972/hesperia.81.1.0031. JSTOR 10.2972/hesperia.81.1.0031. S2CID 193469029.

[Miles2016-1] Margaret M. Miles (8 August 2016). A Companion to Greek Architecture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4443-3599-6.

[MarconiMarconi2007-2] Clemente Marconi; James R McCredie Professor of Greek Art and Archaeology and University Professor Clemente Marconi (5 February 2007). Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek World: The Metopes of Selinus. Cambridge University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-521-85797-0.

[JSTOR-3] Philip Sapirstein (1 January 2012). "The Monumental Archaic Roof of the Temple of Hera at Mon Repos, Corfu". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 81 (1). JSTOR The American School of Classical Studies at Athens: 31–91. doi:10.2972/hesperia.81.1.0031. JSTOR 10.2972/hesperia.81.1.0031. S2CID 193469029.

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Temple of Hera, Mon Repos

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