Stadium of Delphi

E19230

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Stadium of Delphi canonical	3
Stadium at Delphi	2
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	Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ surface form: sanctuary of Apollo
constructedInPeriod	Hellenistic period ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological monument ⓘ
governedBy	Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ surface form: 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	Greece ⓘ surface form: Greek state
hasRegion	central Greece ⓘ surface form: Central Greece
hasSeatingType	stone benches ⓘ
hasSurface	packed earth track ⓘ
hasTrackLanes	single straight track ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
locatedAbove	Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
locatedIn	Delphi ⓘ Greece ⓘ Phocis ⓘ
majorReconstructionInPeriod	Roman period ⓘ
material	earth ⓘ stone ⓘ
near	Delphi theatre ⓘ Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ surface form: Temple of Apollo at Delphi
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ surface form: Archaeological site of Delphi Delphi archaeological site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi
preservationState	partially preserved ⓘ
usedDuring	Pythian Games athletic competitions ⓘ
usedFor	Pythian Games ⓘ athletic contests ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Stadium of Delphi
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (6)

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

Delphi → hasPart → Stadium of Delphi ⓘ

Theatre of Delphi → near → Stadium of Delphi ⓘ

Delphi Archaeological Museum → nearbyAttraction → Stadium of Delphi ⓘ

this entity surface form: stadium of Delphi

Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi → hasPart → Stadium of Delphi ⓘ

Herodes Atticus → notableWork → Stadium of Delphi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stadium at Delphi

Herodes Atticus → built → Stadium of Delphi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stadium at Delphi