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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 Neptune (also known as the Temple of Poseidon)

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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 Neptune (also known as the Temple of Poseidon)
Greek Doric temple built around 450 BCE in Campania, Italy


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 01:37

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Type: Greek Doric temple
  • Built: Around 450 BCE
  • Dimensions: Approximately 24 metres wide, 60 metres long
  • UNESCO inscription: 1998

The Temple of Neptune is a Greek Doric temple in Paestum, southern Italy, that stands as one of ...

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