Acropolis of Lindos

E104900

The Acropolis of Lindos is an ancient citadel on the island of Rhodes, featuring ruins from the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and medieval periods and offering panoramic views over the Aegean Sea.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Acropolis of Lindos canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf acropolis
ancient citadel
archaeological site
associatedWith ancient city of Lindos
associatedWithDeity Athena
contains Byzantine church of St John
Hellenistic staircase
Hellenistic stoa
Propylaea
surface form: Propylaea of the sanctuary

Temple of Athena Lindia
fortifications of the Knights of St John
medieval fortress
country Greece
dedicatedTo Athena
surface form: Athena Lindia
elevation approximately 116 metres above sea level
hasAccess footpath from Lindos village
hasArchitectureStyle Doric architecture
Hellenistic architecture
medieval military architecture
hasFeature defensive walls
steep rock promontory
terraced levels
hasRuinsFromPeriod Archaic Greek period
Byzantine period
Classical Greek period
Hellenistic period
Knights Hospitaller period
Roman period
medieval period
heritageStatus protected archaeological site
knownFor panoramic views over the Aegean Sea
locatedAbove modern town of Lindos
locatedIn Dodecanese
Lindos
locatedOn island of Rhodes
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture
material local limestone
near Lindos Bay
St Paul’s Bay
overlooks Aegean Sea
region South Aegean
tourism major tourist attraction on Rhodes
usedFor administrative functions in ancient Lindos
military defense
religious worship in antiquity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhodes hasLandmark Acropolis of Lindos
island of Rhodes hasLandmark Acropolis of Lindos
subject surface form: Rhodes