the Temple of Athena Nike

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Ionic temple ancient Greek temple religious building

The Temple of Athena Nike is a small, elegant Ionic temple on the Acropolis of Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena as bringer of victory, renowned for its harmonious proportions and sculpted friezes.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ionic temple → ancient Greek temple → religious building →
architecturalOrder	Ionic →
builtOn	bastion at southwest corner of Acropolis →
constructionEnd	c. 424 BC →
constructionStart	c. 427 BC →
culture	Athenian →
currentUse	archaeological monument →
dedicatedTo	Athena → Athena Nike →
dedicationAspectOfAthena	bringer of victory →
friezeDepicts	battles between Greeks and Persians → mythological battles →
goddessEpithetMeaning	Nike means victory in Greek →
hasArchitect	Kallikrates →
hasCella	yes →
hasColonnade	front and back only →
hasColumnCountBack	4 →
hasColumnCountFront	4 →
hasDecorativeSculptorAttributed	Agorakritos →
hasDimensionsApprox	8 m by 5.5 m →
hasFrieze	yes →
hasOrientation	east–west →
hasParapet	Nike parapet →
hasSculptedFrieze	yes →
locatedIn	Acropolis of Athens →
locatedInCity	Athens →
locatedInCountry	Greece →
materialUsed	Pentelic marble →
notableRelief	Nike adjusting her sandal →
openToPublic	yes →
overlooks	Propylaea → entrance to the Acropolis →
parapetDepicts	figures of Nike →
partOf	Acropolis sanctuary complex →
patronDeityFunction	war and victory →
period	Classical Greece →
planType	tetrastyle →
predecessorSanctuary	earlier shrine of Athena Nike →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
style	Classical Greek architecture →
templeType	amphiprostyle →
underwentRestoration	19th century → 20th century → 21st century →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf	Acropolis, Athens →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Propylaea ("Temple of Athena Nike") → Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ("Temple of Athena Nike") →	hasNearbyMonument
Nike ("Sanctuary of Athena Nike on the Acropolis of Athens") →	cultCenter
Callicrates ("Temple of Athena Nike") →	designed
Age of Pericles ("Temple of Athena Nike") →	hasArchitecturalWork
Periclean building program ("Temple of Athena Nike") →	hasPart
Nike ("Temple of Athena Nike") →	hasSanctuary
Acropolis of Athens ("Temple of Athena Nike") →	hasStructure
Acropolis of Athens →	knownFor