Labraunda sanctuary
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Labraunda sanctuary is an ancient religious complex in Caria, Asia Minor, renowned as a principal cult center of Zeus Labraundos and a key site of Carian identity and Hellenistic architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Labraunda sanctuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religious complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| altName |
Labraunda
NERFINISHED
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Sanctuary of Zeus Labraundos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Greek
ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Carian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Carians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Classical period ⓘ |
| connectedBy | sacred road to Mylasa ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Zeus Labraundos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 600 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Swedish archaeological mission ⓘ |
| excavationsBegan | 1948 ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
festival site
ⓘ
pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
andrones
ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ processional road ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ sacred spring ⓘ stoas ⓘ temple of Zeus Labraundos NERFINISHED ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site in Turkey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Carian identity
ⓘ
Hellenistic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ terrace architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Caria NERFINISHED ⓘ modern-day Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOn | mountain slope ⓘ |
| material | local stone ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Milas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePatron |
Idrieus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mausolus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Hecatomnid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCultCenterOf | Zeus Labraundos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Muğla Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for study of Carian-Greek interaction
ⓘ
major sanctuary of western Asia Minor ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Roman period ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.