Philippeion
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The Philippeion is a circular memorial in the sanctuary of Olympia, built by Philip II of Macedon and completed by Alexander the Great to honor the Macedonian royal family.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippeion circular building | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek building
ⓘ
circular memorial ⓘ tholos ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Classical Greek architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| builtAfter | Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ |
| completedBy | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| contains |
chryselephantine statues
ⓘ
statues of Macedonian royal family ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Macedonia
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Amyntas III ⓘ Eurydice I ⓘ Argead dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian royal family
Olympias ⓘ Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| hasColumnOrder |
Corinthian order
ⓘ
Ionic order ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | about 15 meters ⓘ |
| hasExteriorColumns | Ionic columns ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
dynastic monument ⓘ |
| hasInteriorColumns | Corinthian columns ⓘ |
| hasPlan | circular cella with peristyle ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
|
| heritageStatus | part of Archaeological Site of Olympia ⓘ |
| honors | Macedonian hegemony over Greece ⓘ |
| inSanctuary |
Altis sacred precinct
ⓘ
surface form:
Altis at Olympia
|
| locatedIn |
Elis
ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Olympia
|
| material |
limestone
ⓘ
marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| near |
Temple of Hera at Olympia
ⓘ
Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ |
| period | Late Classical period ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Panhellenic sanctuary ⓘ |
| roofType | conical roof ⓘ |
| sculptor | Leochares ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philippeion circular building
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Olympia