• Elvin BrookingEuropean HolidayTraveler
    Much better weather today, not so hot as not alot of shade available
    The Temple of Neptune, also believed to have been dedicated to Hera, Apollo and AthenaThe Temple of Neptune the largest and best preserved of the three on Paestum/PoseidoniaMany guided tours occurring so we just stood near and listened to the English speaking guideTemple symbol of Doric Order in ancient Mediterranean of which inspirati can be found thruout Europe1The son of the God Neptune and his sister and wife Hera, Hercules 😁Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and BeautyRepresenting in EuropeThe columns made from sandstone blocks and fitted perfectly to heights above 20 feetHow did they get these blocks perfectly square and rectangular shapedClose examination shows absolutely no gapsThe Temple of Hera, known as The Basilica the only temple to have matching columns on all sidesThe Temples of Neptune/Zeus and Temple of Hera, sister and wife of Zeus, side by sidePoppies grow wild all over the siteThis was a marble water feature in a prominent home that sat within an atrium, also caught rainwaterThe Temple of Athena the Warrior GoddessThe smallest of the three Temples, it is believed that this temple was the people's templeMere mortals thort to be able to visit this temple as the other two were only for high society

    Paestum

    May 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    The site of three of the best preserved Greek Temples in the world dating back from 550 to 450BC,
    Neptune, Hera (known as Basilica) and Athena
    Conqured by Roman's in 275BC the city was built on the ruins of the original street grid and renamed Paestum from the then known name of PoseideniaRead more