Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was a grand Ionian Greek temple in Asia Minor dedicated to the goddess Artemis, renowned in antiquity for its immense size, ornate marble construction, and status as one of the most celebrated religious sanctuaries of the ancient Mediterranean world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Artemis at Ephesus canonical | 7 |
| Temple of Artemis | 2 |
| Sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1085299 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Context triple: [Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, hasPart, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus]
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Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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B.
Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
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Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Temple of Zeus at Cyrene
The Temple of Zeus at Cyrene is an ancient Greek sanctuary in modern-day Libya, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive Doric temples in North Africa.
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Temple of Hera at Olympia
The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Target entity description: The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was a grand Ionian Greek temple in Asia Minor dedicated to the goddess Artemis, renowned in antiquity for its immense size, ornate marble construction, and status as one of the most celebrated religious sanctuaries of the ancient Mediterranean world.
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A.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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B.
Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
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C.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Temple of Zeus at Cyrene
The Temple of Zeus at Cyrene is an ancient Greek sanctuary in modern-day Libya, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive Doric temples in North Africa.
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E.
Temple of Hera at Olympia
The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Wonder of the Ancient World
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ancient Greek temple ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ionian order ⓘ |
| artifactsLocatedAt |
British Museum
ⓘ
İzmir Archaeology Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Ephesus Archaeological Museum
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| associatedWith |
Artemis
ⓘ
surface form:
Artemis Ephesia
Epistle to the Ephesians ⓘ
surface form:
Ephesians
Ionians ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Greeks
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| builtFor | cult of Artemis Ephesia ⓘ |
| columnHeight | approximately 18 meters ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| currentState | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Artemis ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Goths
ⓘ
Herostratus ⓘ |
| destructionEvent |
Gothic raid in 3rd century CE
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arson in 356 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | John Turtle Wood ⓘ |
| excavationSponsor | British Museum ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1860s ⓘ |
| famousFor |
immense size
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ornate marble construction ⓘ religious significance ⓘ wealth and splendor ⓘ |
| finalDestruction | late antiquity ⓘ |
| function |
marketplace surroundings
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pilgrimage site ⓘ religious sanctuary ⓘ treasury ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar of Artemis
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double colonnade ⓘ marble stairway ⓘ relief friezes ⓘ sculpted columns ⓘ |
| length | approximately 115 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
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Ephesus ⓘ Ionia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean coast
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Küçükmenderes River ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
cedar wood
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marble ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
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Pausanias ⓘ Pliny the Elder ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| numberOfColumns | 127 ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ⓘ |
| width | approximately 55 meters ⓘ |
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Subject: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Description of subject: The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was a grand Ionian Greek temple in Asia Minor dedicated to the goddess Artemis, renowned in antiquity for its immense size, ornate marble construction, and status as one of the most celebrated religious sanctuaries of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temple of Artemis
this entity surface form:
Sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus