Temple of Neptune, Paestum, Campania, Italy
Temple of Neptune, or Second Temple of Hera, built c. 460-450 BC in Doric style, with 6x14 columns, at Paestum, an ancient Greek city founded c. 600 BC in Magna Grecia, in Salerno, Campania, Italy. Paestum was founded by the Greeks as Poiseidonia then seized by the Lucanians and Romans from 273 BC. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the left is Cavallo di Sabbia, sculpture, 1999, by Mimmo Paladino, from the collection of MMMAC or Museo Materiali Minimi d'Arte Contemporaneo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14110542
Media ID
45901346
Size
8268px x 5781px
(19.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2024
