Temple of Hephaestus

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Doric temple ancient Greek temple archaeological site peripteral temple

The Temple of Hephaestus is one of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples in Athens, renowned for its classical architecture and historical significance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Temple of Hephaestus canonical 15
Hephaisteion 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric temple ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
peripteral temple ⓘ
alsoDedicatedTo Athena ⓘ
surface form: Athena Ergane
alternativeName Hephaesteum ⓘ
Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
surface form: Hephaisteion

Theseion ⓘ
architecturalStyle Doric order ⓘ
associatedDeityDomain craftsmanship ⓘ
fire ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
associatedWith Pericles ⓘ
builtDuring Age of Pericles ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 415 BC ⓘ
constructionStart circa 449 BC ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
currentUse archaeological monument ⓘ
dedicatedTo Hephaestus ⓘ
friezeType Doric frieze with triglyphs and metopes ⓘ
functionInAntiquity religious sanctuary ⓘ
greekName Ναός του Ηφαίστου ⓘ
hasCella yes ⓘ
hasOpisthodomos yes ⓘ
hasPronaos yes ⓘ
hasSculptedMetopes yes ⓘ
interiorFriezeTheme battle of gods and giants or heroic scenes ⓘ
laterUse Greek Orthodox church ⓘ
church of Saint George Akamates ⓘ
locatedInArea Ancient Agora of Athens ⓘ
locatedInCity Athens ⓘ
locatedOn Agora hill ⓘ
surface form: Kolonos Agoraios hill
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
material Parian marble ⓘ
Pentelic marble ⓘ
metopeThemes Twelve Labors ⓘ
surface form: Labours of Heracles

Labours of Theseus ⓘ
misattributedTo Theseus ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Stoa of Attalos ⓘ
notableFor being one of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples ⓘ
numberOfColumnsOnFaçade 6 ⓘ
numberOfColumnsOnFlanks 13 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
overlooks Ancient Agora of Athens ⓘ
period Classical Greece ⓘ
planType peripteral hexastyle ⓘ
region Attica ⓘ
roofType pitched tiled roof ⓘ
stateOfPreservation well-preserved ⓘ
usedAsChurchFrom 7th century AD ⓘ
usedAsChurchUntil 19th century AD ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Doric order → notableExample → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Classical Greece → hasNotableBuilding → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Valley of the Temples → hasPart → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Akragas → hasTemple → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Mount Pentelicus → materialProvidedFor → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Classical period → hasWorkOfArchitecture → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Ancient Agora of Athens → hasPart → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Classical Greek architecture → exemplifiedBy → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Temple of Hephaestus → alternativeName → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hephaisteion
Ἀκράγας → hasTemple → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) → hasTemple → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
subject surface form: Valley of the Temples, Agrigento
Penteli mountain range → materialUsedFor → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Pentelikon → marbleUsedIn → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Pentelic quarries → suppliedMaterialFor → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Stoa of Attalos → nearby → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Museum of the Ancient Agora → hasViewOf → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
archaeological landscape of central Athens → hasPart → Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hephaisteion