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

Temple of Hephaestus Athens, Attica, Greece This fine Doric temple was built just two years before the Parthenon, dedicated to the god of volcanoes and metalworking. Paestum Greek Temples 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. Parthenon 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 Alexandria, Egypt Kom Ombo Kom Ombo, Nubia, Egypt Sanctuary of Apollo Delphi, Central Greece, Greece Corinth Corinth, Greece Parthenon Athens, Greece Temple of Poseidon at Soúnio Soúnio, Attica, Greece Erechtheion Athens, Attica, Greece Temple of Athena Nike Athens, Attica, Greece Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens, Attica, Greece Temple of Hephaestus Athens, Attica, Greece Temple of Apollo Epicurius Bassae, Peloponnese, Greece Sanctuary of Athena Delphi, Central Greece, Greece Delos Delos, Cyclades, Greece Portara Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greece Temple of Demeter Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greece Paestum Greek Temples Paestum, Campania, Italy Temple of Apollo Siracusa, Sicily, Italy Agrigento Temples Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Temple of Artemis Ephesus, Turkey Aphrodisias Turkey Didyma Western Anatolia, Turkey Miletus Turkey Zeus Altar Pergamum, Turkey

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