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The two temples of Hera in Paestum.

View of the Temple of Hera (on the left) and the Temple of Athena (on the right) in Paestum, Italy.

Plan of the Temple of Hera in Paestum, Italy.

Reconstruction of the pronaos of the Temple of Hera in Paetsum, Italy.

Temple of Hera in Paestum, Italy: Fig. 1. Plan and drawing of the entablature together with view of the capital of the column and the column of the peristyle. Fig. 2. Bottom view of the column with details of the decorative elements underneath the echinus.

Temple of Hera in Paestum, Italy: Fig. 1. Capital of the antae of the pronaos. Fig. 2. The contour of the shafs of the columns, shewing the diameters at different heights.

Fig. 1. View of Mount Vesuvius from the port of Naples. Fig. 2. Views of the Temple of Poseidon (on the right) and the Temple of Hera (on the left) in Paestum, Italy.

Views of the temples of Paestum from the east (1), the south (2) and the west (3).

Temple of Hera in Paestum 1. Exterior of the peristyle. 2. Interior of the peristyle. 3.Profile of peristyle columns. Analysis of column curvatures. Front view of peristyle columns.

Comparison of architectural features of the temples of Paestum (column, entablature and corniche) with Doric temples of Athens and Rome in order to show the place of Paestum in the evolution of the rhythm. 1. Comparison of the Second Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon in Athens. 2. Comparison of the temple of Athena in Paestum to the theatre of Marcellus and the Colosseum in Rome. 3. Comparison of the Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Athena in Paestum and the theatre of Marcellus in Rome. 4. Comparison of column capitals.