Tholos of Delphi
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The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary building
→
circular temple → tholos → |
| architecturalStyle |
Corinthian order
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Doric order → |
| coordinateLocation | 38.480°N 22.501°E → |
| country | Greece → |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form: "ancient Greece"
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| currentCondition | ruin → |
| dedicatedTo | Athena → |
| depictedIn | numerous archaeological drawings and reconstructions → |
| excavatedBy | French School at Athens → |
| excavationStart | late 19th century → |
| hasDiameter | approximately 14.76 metres → |
| hasPart |
circular stylobate
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inner cella → metopes → outer colonnade → roof (now lost) → triglyphs → |
| hasReconstruction | partial anastylosis of columns → |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| inception | 4th century BCE → |
| locatedIn |
Delphi
→
Greece → Phocis → Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia → |
| locatedInSanctuary |
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
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surface form: "Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia at Delphi"
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| materialUsed |
limestone
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marble → |
| near |
Sibyl Rock
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surface form: "Phaedriades cliffs"
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia →
surface form: "Temple of Athena Pronaia"
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| notableFor |
circular plan
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combination of Doric and Corinthian orders → enigmatic function → |
| numberOfInnerColumns | 10 → |
| numberOfOuterColumns | 20 → |
| partOf | archaeological site of Delphi → |
| religion | ancient Greek religion → |
| significance | masterpiece of Classical Greek architecture → |
| startTime | circa 380 BCE → |
| timePeriod | Classical Greece → |
| touristAttraction | yes → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
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surface form: "Archaeological Site of Delphi"
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| usedFor |
chthonic worship (hypothesized)
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hero cult (hypothesized) → religious rituals (hypothesized) → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia"