Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)

The Temple of Hera at Paestum was probably built around the middle of the 5th century BC during the greatest prosperity of the city of Poseidonia modeled after the Temple of Zeus in Olympia.

The rectangular base (25 x 60 m) is surrounded by six peristyles and twelve longitudinal columns, which is a deviation from the canonical, mother country Doric form. The outer columns are 24 -fold fluted, creating a weightless impression. This impression is due to the tapering of the columns ( 2.09 m below 1.55 m above) intensified.

The temple consists of a raised cella with a pronaos with two columns in antis, a opisthodomos also with two columns in antis, which are aligned to the center two front pillars. The Cella has two floors and standing by two rows of Doric columns on high stylobate of three parts. The Doric corner conflict was trying to solve a shift of the triglyphs from the line above the column center to the outside and a shortening of the Einheitsjoches of 4,475 m on the Eckjoch of 4.30 m.

Previously addressed as Temple of Poseidon Temple of Zeus and Hera probably both dedicated, let as assume finds from Votivschreinen.