Stadium of Delphi

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ancient Greek stadium athletic arena

The Stadium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic arena located above the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletic contests of the Pythian Games were held.

Aliases (1)

stadium of Delphi ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek stadium → athletic arena →
accessFrom	path above the theatre of Delphi →
associatedWithDeity	Apollo →
belongsToCulture	ancient Greek civilization →
builtAbove	sanctuary of Apollo →
constructedInPeriod	Hellenistic period →
country	Greece →
currentUse	archaeological monument →
governedBy	Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports →
hasApproximateLength	about 177 meters →
hasApproximateWidth	about 25 meters →
hasArchitecturalType	terraced stadium →
hasCapacity	about 6500 spectators →
hasEventType	foot races → other athletic contests → pentathlon events →
hasFeature	arched entrance → starting line (balbis) → stone retaining walls → stone seating tiers →
hasHistoricalFunction	venue for Panhellenic games →
hasHistoricalSignificance	important center of ancient Greek athletics →
hasOrientation	roughly east–west →
hasOwnership	Greek state →
hasRegion	Central Greece →
hasSeatingType	stone benches →
hasSurface	packed earth track →
hasTrackLanes	single straight track →
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
locatedAbove	Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi →
locatedIn	Delphi → Greece → Phocis →
majorReconstructionInPeriod	Roman period →
material	earth → stone →
near	Delphi theatre → Temple of Apollo at Delphi →
openToPublic	yes →
partOf	Archaeological site of Delphi → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi →
preservationState	partially preserved →
usedDuring	Pythian Games athletic competitions →
usedFor	Pythian Games → athletic contests →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Delphi → Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi →	hasPart
Theatre of Delphi →	near
Delphi Archaeological Museum ("stadium of Delphi") →	nearbyAttraction