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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Parthenon 27
Parthenon exterior 1
Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis 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 (32)

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

Athena Parthenos → architecturalContext → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Phidias → associatedWithStructure → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Classical Athens → built → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Callicrates → coArchitectOf → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Attica region → contains → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Ictinus → designed → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis
Age of Pericles → hasArchitecturalWork → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Athens → hasLandmark → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Propylaea → hasNearbyMonument → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Classical Greece → hasNotableBuilding → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Periclean building program → hasPart → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Acropolis of Athens → hasStructure → 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
Vasilissis Amalias Avenue → hasViewOf → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Acropolis of Athens → knownFor → the Parthenon ⓘ
Athena Parthenos → locatedIn → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Panathenaia → mainSanctuary → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Athena → majorTemple → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Mount Pentelicus → materialProvidedFor → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Doric order → notableExample → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Frederic Edwin Church → notableWork → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Parthenon
Ictinus → notableWork → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Sanford Robinson Gifford → notableWork → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruins of the Parthenon
Pentelic marble → notableWorkUsedIn → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon exterior
Pericles → oversawConstructionOf → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Parthenon sculptures → partOf → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Tribune Tower → stoneFragmentsFrom → the Parthenon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parthenon