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  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Temple of Hera foundations and architectural fragments.The colossal Temple of Hera was four times the size of the Parthenon in Athens.  The temple of the once Great Temple to Hera was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_009.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of some the ruins of the precinct of Herion. In the background is the lone column that stands amongst the ruins of the massive foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera which was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple which was 4 times the size of the Parthenon.  The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_006.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_001.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_003.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_007.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_008.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of some the ruins of the precinct of Herion. In the background is the lone column that stands amongst the ruins of the massive foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera which was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple which was 4 times the size of the Parthenon.  The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_005.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_004.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_002.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of the ruins of the Roman Temple of Hera at the sanctuary of Heraion.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_011.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of some abandoned column drums and capitals amongst the ruins of the precinct of Heraion. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_024.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Unnamed monuments amongst the ruins of the precinct of Heraion. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio. According to Greek mythology it was in Heraion / Iraion that the goddess Hera wife of Zeus was born and that the she has been worshipped here since prehistoric times.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_012.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Ruins of the Monopteros and Hekatompedos and Roman Temple of Hera at the sanctuary of Heraion
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_010.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of one statue from the copy of the statue group by the great 6th century sculptor Genelos. Dating from 560 - 550 B.C, the steeped pedestal originally contained 6 statues of which four have survived. The statues are representing a father, mother and children are of a distinguished family of the time.  Each of the figures has an inscription stating its name. The work displays interesting innovations that influenced the art of Ionia.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_016.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of circular plan building with a diameters of 13 metres in the Sanctuary of Heraion. Dating from between the 3rd to 1st century BC, the upper structure and use of the building are still unknown. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_026.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The monumental altar of Rhoikos which originally was built in the 6th century BC.  The Altar measured a massive 36 meters by 16 metres and the upper level which was reached by stairs was covered with green fire resistant ophite stone on which animals sacrifices too place.  The marble elements that have been restored indicatively belong to the last radical reconstruction of the altar during the reign of Augustus (1st century AD). . Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_021.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The monumental altar of Rhoikos which originally was built in the 6th century BC.  The Altar measured a massive 36 meters by 16 metres and the upper level which was reached by stairs was covered with green fire resistant ophite stone on which animals sacrifices too place.  The marble elements that have been restored indicatively belong to the last radical reconstruction of the altar during the reign of Augustus (1st century AD). . Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_020.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of the copy of the statue group by the great 6th century sculptor Genelos.  Dating from 560 - 550 B.C, the steeped pedestal originally contained 6 statues of which four have survived. The statues are representing a father, mother and children are of a distinguished family of the time.  Each of the figures has an inscription stating its name. The work displays interesting innovations that influenced the art of Ionia.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_013.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View in middle of image of the circular monument dating from the 6th century BC.  To its left is the partially reconstructed monumental Altar and in the distance is the lone column of the Temple of Hear which was four times the size of the Parthenon in Athens.  Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_019.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The final section of the stoned paved Sacred Way, linked the ancient city (now Pythagorien) to the Sanctuary.  It was graced with over 200 votive monuments along its whole length including colossal statues. Part of the ancient road has been revealed in the area now occupied by the airport unfortunately. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_018.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of the copy of the statue group by the great 6th century sculptor Genelos. Dating from 560 - 550 B.C, the steeped pedestal originally contained 6 statues of which four have survived. The statues are representing a father, mother and children are of a distinguished family of the time.  Each of the figures has an inscription stating its name. The work displays interesting innovations that influenced the art of Ionia
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_014.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The monumental altar of Rhoikos which originally was built in the 6th century BC.  The Altar measured a massive 36 meters by 16 metres and the upper level which was reached by stairs was covered with green fire resistant ophite stone on which animals sacrifices too place.  The marble elements that have been restored indicatively belong to the last radical reconstruction of the altar during the reign of Augustus (1st century AD). . Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_022.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Ruins of the early Christian Basilica which was a three-aisled structure and dates from the 5th century AD. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_023.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Two feet that is the only remaining fragments of an ancient statue or sculpture. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_017.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of two statues from the copy of the statue group by the great 6th century sculptor Genelos.  Dating from 560 - 550 B.C, the steeped pedestal originally contained 6 statues of which four have survived. The statues are representing a father, mother and children are of a distinguished family of the time.  Each of the figures has an inscription stating its name. The work displays interesting innovations that influenced the art of Ionia.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_015.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of the remains of a 5th century BC running well that was decorated with columns and a shelter. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
    Greece_Samos_Heraion_025.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) and the Temple of Hera II on the right. The Temple of Hera is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. The Temple of Hera II which dates from about 474 and 450 BC is the largest at Paestum and ranks as one of the finest preserved temples of Europe.
    Paestum_Italy_005.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) and the Temple of Hera II on the right. The Temple of Hera is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. The Temple of Hera II which dates from about 474 and 450 BC is the largest at Paestum and ranks as one of the finest preserved temples of Europe.
    Paestum_Italy_081.tif
  • Paestum.Italy. Close-up view of limestone columns from the Temple of Hera (Basilica) located in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. In the background are the columns of the Temple of Hera II. The Temple of Hera is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and consists of 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides
    Paestum_Italy_078.tif
  • View across the Hera’s Altar to the Temple of Hera, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The altar is where the lightening of the Olympic flames takes place. The Temple It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_038.tif
  • Paestum.Italy. Close-up view of limestone columns from the Temple of Hera (Basilica) located in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. In the background are the columns of the Temple of Hera II. The Temple of Hera is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and consists of 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides
    Paestum_Italy_079.tif
  • View across the Hera’s Altar to the Temple of Hera, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The altar is where the lightening of the Olympic flames takes place. The Temple It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_037.tif
  • View of the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_019.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-046.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-026.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-018.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-032.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-004.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-020.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-021.tif
  • View of the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_036.tif
  • View of Doric columns of the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_035.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-040.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-041.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-039.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-037.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-035.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-030.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-029.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of fluted columns from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-028.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-024.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-023.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-002.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-005.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-003.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-001.tif
  • View across the fallen ruins to the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_020.tif
  • View across the sanctuary of Zeus to the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_008.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-050.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-045.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-043.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-044.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-042.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-036.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-034.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-033.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-022.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-007.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-006.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Steven Sklifas_ Ancient History Phot...jpg
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-049.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-048.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-038.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-027.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-019.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-047.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-031.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-025.tif
  • Paestum. Italy. The rear and south side of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) located in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and consists of 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.
    Paestum_Italy_072.tif
  • Paestum. Italy. The rear or west side of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) located in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and consists of 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.
    Paestum_Italy_069.tif
  • Paestum. Italy. The south side of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) located in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and consists of 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.
    Paestum_Italy_067.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_061.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the north side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe.  The Temple has 36 fluted Doric columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_056.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_053.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_049.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and north side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe.  The Temple has 36 fluted Doric columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_001.tif
  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  View of the steps leading to the rear of the Doric Temple of Hera or Tempio di Giunone Lacina at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from 450 BC, the Temple originally had 34 local shell limestone columns in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 13 columns, of which 25 are still upright.
    Agrigento_Sicily_Italy_030.tif
  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  View of the south east side (front and side) of the Doric Temple of Hera or Tempio di Giunone Lacina at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from 450 BC, the Temple originally had 34 local shell limestone columns in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 13 columns, of which 25 are still upright.
    Agrigento_Sicily_Italy_024.tif
  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  Partial view of the front (east side) of the Doric Temple of Hera or Tempio di Giunone Lacina at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from 450 BC, the Temple originally had 34 local shell limestone columns in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 13 columns, of which 25 are still upright.
    Agrigento_Sicily_Italy_021.tif
  • Paestum. Italy. The south side of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) located in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and consists of 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.
    Paestum_Italy_077.tif
  • Paestum. Italy. The rear or west side of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) located in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BC and completing around 520 BC. Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and consists of 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.
    Paestum_Italy_068.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_066.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View from the rear through to the front of the Temple of  Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_059.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and north side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe.  The Temple has 36 fluted Doric columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_054.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and the north side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_051.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front and the north side of the majestic Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_048.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe. The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_014.tif
  • Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 and 450 BC, the Temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best preserved temples of Europe.  The Temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric Temple found anywhere.
    Paestum_Italy_015.tif
  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  View of the south east side (front and side) of the Doric Temple of Hera or Tempio di Giunone Lacina at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from 450 BC, the Temple originally had 34 local shell limestone columns in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 13 columns, of which 25 are still upright.
    Agrigento_Sicily_Italy_025.tif
  • Foundations of the Temple of Hera at the Ancient Greek city of Mantineia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple which measures 16 x 8.3metres comprised two rooms and had two columns across the front, on the east side. It was probably built before the re-establishment of the city around 370 BC.
    Greece_Mantineia_Ancient_068.tif
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