the Parthenon

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Doric peripteral temple ancient Greek temple archaeological site cultural heritage monument

The Parthenon is an ancient Greek temple on the Athenian Acropolis, renowned as a masterpiece of classical architecture and a symbol of ancient Athens and Western civilization.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Parthenon	51
Classical Parthenon	1
Parthenon (Athens)	1
Parthenon exterior	1
Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens	1
Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis	1
Parthenon, Athens	1
Ruins of the Parthenon	1
The Parthenon	1
naos of the Parthenon	1
the Parthenon canonical	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Doric peripteral temple ⓘ ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ
architect	Ictinus ⓘ surface form: Iktinos Callicrates ⓘ surface form: Kallikrates
architecturalOrder	Doric order ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Classical Greek architecture ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf	Pericles ⓘ
chiefSculptor	Phidias ⓘ
city	Athens ⓘ
constructionEnd	432 BC ⓘ
constructionStart	447 BC ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
damagedBy	Venetian bombardment ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Athena Parthenos ⓘ Athena ⓘ surface form: goddess Athena
function	temple ⓘ treasury ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElements	cella ⓘ columns ⓘ frieze ⓘ metopes ⓘ opisthodomos ⓘ pediments ⓘ peristyle ⓘ pronaos ⓘ triglyphs ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Greek national monument ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
laterFunction	Christian church ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ mosque ⓘ
locatedIn	Acropolis of Athens ⓘ Athens ⓘ Attica ⓘ Greece ⓘ
materialUsed	Pentelic marble ⓘ
notableFeature	continuous Ionic frieze ⓘ optical refinements in column curvature ⓘ sculpted pediments depicting Greek myths ⓘ
numberOfColumnsOnFacade	8 ⓘ
numberOfColumnsOnFlanks	17 ⓘ
partlyDismantledBy	Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin ⓘ
partOf	Acropolis of Athens ⓘ surface form: Acropolis of Athens UNESCO World Heritage Site
religionAtConstruction	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
sculpturesHeldAt	Acropolis Museum ⓘ British Museum ⓘ
sufferedDamageIn	1687 explosion ⓘ
symbolOf	Athenian democracy ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ Western civilization ⓘ Athens ⓘ surface form: ancient Athens
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1987 ⓘ

Referenced by (61)

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

Acropolis of Athens → knownFor → the Parthenon ⓘ

Acropolis of Athens → hasStructure → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Frederic Edwin Church → notableWork → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Parthenon

Classical Athens → built → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Athens → hasLandmark → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Pericles → oversawConstructionOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Phidias → associatedWithStructure → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Callicrates → coArchitectOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Pentelic marble → notableWorkUsedIn → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Athena → majorTemple → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Ictinus → notableWork → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Ictinus → designed → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis

Propylaea → hasNearbyMonument → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Tribune Tower → stoneFragmentsFrom → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Panathenaia → mainSanctuary → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Doric order → notableExample → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Classical Greece → hasNotableBuilding → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Mount Pentelicus → materialProvidedFor → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Sanford Robinson Gifford → notableWork → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ruins of the Parthenon

Classical period → hasWorkOfArchitecture → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Attica region → contains → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Periclean building program → hasPart → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Age of Pericles → hasArchitecturalWork → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Athena Parthenos → locatedIn → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Athena Parthenos → architecturalContext → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Parthenon sculptures → architecturalContext → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Parthenon sculptures → partOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Parthenon sculptures → originallyLocatedIn → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon exterior

Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens → hasNearbyMonument → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Vasilissis Amalias Avenue → hasViewOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

King George Hotel → hasViewOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Plaka neighborhood → hasViewOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Classical Greek architecture → exemplifiedBy → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Parthenon (Nashville) → modeledAfter → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon (Athens)

cella (naos) → hasExample → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: naos of the Parthenon

Parthenon Galleries → dedicatedTo → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Parthenon Galleries → containsWorkFrom → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Dipylon Gate to Acropolis → linkedToMonument → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Old Temple of Athena → precedes → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Old Temple of Athena → successorStructure → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Classical Parthenon

Shrine of Remembrance → inspiredBy → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Chicago Tribune Tower → stoneFragmentsInclude → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Penteli → marbleUsedFor → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Penteli mountain range → materialUsedFor → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Pentelikon → marbleUsedIn → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Beijing World Park → hasReplicaOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Pentelic quarries → suppliedMaterialFor → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Athenians → mainCultCenter → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Parthenon Gallery → dedicatedTo → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon

Parthenon Gallery → hasViewOf → the Parthenon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthenon