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🏛️ Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula : Archaeological Sites of Paestum and Velia – Paestum: Temple of Hera (also known as the Basilica)

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🏛️ Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula : Archaeological Sites of Paestum and Velia – Paestum: Temple of Hera (also known as the Basilica)
Ancient Greek Doric temple in Magna Graecia, dating to approximately 550 BCE


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 01:40

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • Location: Paestum, Campania region, southern Italy
  • Construction: Circa 550 BCE, during early Classical period
  • Dimensions: 24 metres wide by 55 metres long, 9 columns (short sides) and 18 (long sides)
  • UNESCO inscription: 1998

The Temple of Hera at Paestum is a Doric limestone temple in Italy that stands as one of ...

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