Olympia - Heraion

North of the temple of Zeus at Olympia was the supposed tomb of Pelops, the Pelopion (foundations of propylon preserved). Beyond this, parallel to the temple of Zeus, is the oldest temple of Olympia, the Heraion (ca. 600 B.C.). This Doric temple of Hera had 6 x 16 columns 5.2m/17ft high, four of which have been re-erected. The shafts and capitals of the columns show considerable variety, since the original wooden columns were replaced by stone columns at different times as the need arose, so that the luxuriant Archaic types of echinus can be seen side by side with the severer forms of a later period.