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Greek Temples





Below is an illustrated index of the 23 Greek Temples profiled on Sacred Destinations so far. For photo credits, please see corresponding articles.


Featured Greek Temples

Athens, Attica, Greece
This fine Doric temple was built just two years before the Parthenon, dedicated to the god of volcanoes and metalworking.
Paestum, Campania, Italy
The Paestum Archaeological Site in southern Italy is home to three Doric Greek temples - the Temple of Neptune, Temple of Hera and Temple of Ceres - and many other ancient ruins.
Athens, Greece
The famous Temple of Athena Parthenos, built in 440 BC, crowns the Acropolis. It was a major sacred site and is considered one of the finest examples of Greek architecture anywhere.

All Greek Temples (by Country)

Serapeum
Serapeum
Alexandria, Egypt
Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo, Nubia, Egypt
Sanctuary of Apollo
Sanctuary of Apollo
Delphi, Central Greece, Greece
Corinth
Corinth
Corinth, Greece
Parthenon
Parthenon
Athens, Greece
Temple of Poseidon at Soúnio
Temple of Poseidon at Soúnio
Soúnio, Attica, Greece
Erechtheion
Erechtheion
Athens, Attica, Greece
Temple of Athena Nike
Temple of Athena Nike
Athens, Attica, Greece
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Athens, Attica, Greece
Temple of Hephaestus
Temple of Hephaestus
Athens, Attica, Greece
Temple of Apollo Epicurius
Temple of Apollo Epicurius
Bassae, Peloponnese, Greece
Sanctuary of Athena
Sanctuary of Athena
Delphi, Central Greece, Greece
Delos
Delos
Delos, Cyclades, Greece
Portara
Portara
Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greece
Temple of Demeter
Temple of Demeter
Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greece
Paestum Greek Temples
Paestum Greek Temples
Paestum, Campania, Italy
Temple of Apollo
Temple of Apollo
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
Agrigento Temples
Agrigento Temples
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Temple of Artemis
Temple of Artemis
Ephesus, Turkey
Aphrodisias
Aphrodisias
Turkey
Didyma
Didyma
Western Anatolia, Turkey
Miletus
Miletus
Turkey
Zeus Altar
Zeus Altar
Pergamum, Turkey




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