Leonidaion

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ancient guesthouse complex archaeological site building

Leonidaion is an ancient guesthouse complex at Olympia in Greece, built in the 4th century BCE to accommodate distinguished visitors during the Olympic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient guesthouse complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
building ⓘ
architecturalPlan peristyle courtyard ⓘ
associatedWithEvent ancient Olympic Games ⓘ
builder Leonidas of Naxos ⓘ
constructionEndCentury 4th century BCE ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 4th century BCE ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalContext Panhellenic sanctuary ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
era Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: ancient Greece
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute ⓘ
surface form: German Archaeological Institute at Athens
function xenon (guesthouse) ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignificance example of large-scale ancient Greek guesthouse ⓘ
hasFeature central courtyard ⓘ
guest rooms ⓘ
monumental entrance ⓘ
surrounding colonnades ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole hosting VIPs and officials during Olympic Games ⓘ
hasTouristAttractionType archaeological ruin ⓘ
historic building remains ⓘ
heritageContext ancient Greek architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Elis ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
tiles ⓘ
namedAfter Leonidas of Naxos ⓘ
nearbyStructure Palaestra of Olympia ⓘ
Stadium of Olympia ⓘ
Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia

archaeological site of Olympia ⓘ
period Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
primaryUsePeriod 4th century BCE to Roman period ⓘ
region Western Greece ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Archaeological site of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: Archaeological Site of Olympia
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1989 ⓘ
usedFor accommodation of distinguished visitors ⓘ
hospitality during the Olympic Games ⓘ

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

Leonidas of Naxos → hasNamesake → Leonidaion ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia → hasPart → Leonidaion ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
Olympia → hasStructure → Leonidaion ⓘ
Olympia, Greece → hasStructure → Leonidaion ⓘ