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Plan of the Temple of Hera I, Poseidonia (Roman Paestum)

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Southern Italy. c. 550-540 BCE.

Builders experimented with temple plans and elevation designs.
An example of the Doric order remains at the former colony of Poseidonia.
Peristyles surround the main cella, or room.
An unusual two-aisle, two-door design suggests two presiding deities.
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