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Temple of Hera on the island of Samos. According to Greek myths, Hera and Zeus spent their wedding night here which lasted 300 years.
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Temple of Hera on the island of Samos. According to Greek myths, Hera and...

Giant bases of columns in the Heraion, sanctuary of the goddess Hera (3rd BCE). Samos, Greece
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Giant bases of columns in the Heraion, sanctuary of the goddess...

Giant base of a column in the Heraion, sanctuary of the goddess Hera (3rd BCE). Samos, Greece
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Giant base of a column in the Heraion, sanctuary of the goddess...

Row of bases of columns in the Heraion, sancturay of the goddess Hera (3rd BCE). Samos, Greece
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Row of bases of columns in the Heraion, sancturay of the goddess...

Drums of columns in the Heraion, sanctuary of goddess Hera (3rd BCE). Samos, Greece
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Drums of columns in the Heraion, sanctuary of goddess Her...

The Heraion (3rd BCE), sanctuary of the goddess Hera. Samos, Greece
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The Heraion (3rd BCE), sanctuary of the goddess...

Solitary column in the Heraion, sanctuary of the goddess Hera (3rd BCE). Samos, Greece
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Solitary column in the Heraion, sanctuary of the goddess...

Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8th BCE. According to Greek myths, Hera and Zeus spent their wedding night on Samos, which lasted for 300 years. Three naves, sur- rounded by a double enclosure of 104 giant columns.
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Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8t...

Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The first Hera sanctuary on Samos dates from the 8th BCE.The third was erected by Rhoikos and Theodoros between 570 and 550 BCE. The temple's cella has three naves surrounded by 104 giant columns.
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Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The fi...