the Parthenon

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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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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

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National Monument of Scotland inspiredBy the Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon
National Monument of Scotland inspiredBy the Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon, Athens
National Monument of Scotland intendedToResemble the Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens
Odeon of Pericles locatedNear the Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Parthenon cella partOf the Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon
horsemen of the frieze locatedInOriginal the Parthenon
subject surface form: Horsemen of the Frieze
this entity surface form: Parthenon
horsemen of the frieze createdFor the Parthenon
subject surface form: Horsemen of the Frieze
this entity surface form: Parthenon
St John’s Church, Broomhall originallyFrom the Parthenon
subject surface form: Parthenon Marbles
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Athens and Sparta famousLandmark the Parthenon
subject surface form: Athens
this entity surface form: Parthenon
archaeological landscape of central Athens hasPart the Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon
Athens historic center hasPart the Parthenon
this entity surface form: Parthenon