Acropolis of Athens

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UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient citadel archaeological site cultural heritage site

The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel on a rocky outcrop above Athens, renowned for its classical Greek temples such as the Parthenon and its enduring cultural and historical significance.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
Acropolis of Athens canonical 85
Acropolis 5
Acropolis hill 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient citadel ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
architectOfParthenon Callicrates ⓘ
Ictinus ⓘ
associatedWithMythology Athena and Poseidon contest for patronage of Athens ⓘ
builtOn rocky limestone outcrop ⓘ
conservationStatus under ongoing restoration and preservation ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
dedicatedTo Athena ⓘ
elevation about 150 meters above sea level ⓘ
functionInClassicalPeriod religious and ceremonial center of the city-state of Athens ⓘ
governedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
hasFeature Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Odeon of Herodes Atticus (on its southwest slope)

Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Theatre of Dionysus (on its south slope)
hasStructure Erechtheion ⓘ
the Parthenon ⓘ
surface form: Parthenon

Propylaea ⓘ
the Temple of Athena Nike ⓘ
surface form: Temple of Athena Nike
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor classical Greek architecture ⓘ
Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: the Erechtheion

the Parthenon ⓘ
Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: the Propylaea

the Temple of Athena Nike ⓘ
locatedIn Athens ⓘ
Attica ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
mainConstructionPhaseUnder Pericles ⓘ
modernUse archaeological research site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
partOf Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Acropolis of Athens and its monuments (UNESCO site name)
periodOfSignificantConstruction 5th century BC ⓘ
primaryBuildingMaterial Pentelic marble ⓘ
religionHistoricallyAssociated ancient Greek religion ⓘ
sculpturalProgramDirectedBy Phidias ⓘ
significance symbol of Athenian democracy ⓘ
symbol of Western civilization ⓘ
symbol of classical Greek civilization ⓘ
style Classical Greek ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria i ⓘ
ii ⓘ
iii ⓘ
iv ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987 ⓘ
usedAs fortress in antiquity ⓘ
religious center of ancient Athens ⓘ
symbolic sanctuary ⓘ
visibleFrom many parts of modern Athens ⓘ
visitorAttraction one of the most visited monuments in Greece ⓘ

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

Greece → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Acropolis of Athens → knownFor → Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Erechtheion
Acropolis of Athens → knownFor → Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Propylaea
Acropolis of Athens → hasFeature → Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Odeon of Herodes Atticus (on its southwest slope)
Acropolis of Athens → hasFeature → Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Dionysus (on its south slope)
Acropolis of Athens → partOf → Acropolis of Athens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis of Athens and its monuments (UNESCO site name)
Classical Athens → built → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Athens → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Athens → hasLandmark → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
the Parthenon → locatedIn → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
subject surface form: Parthenon
the Parthenon → partOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
subject surface form: Parthenon
this entity surface form: Acropolis of Athens UNESCO World Heritage Site
Callicrates → associatedWithSanctuary → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Callicrates → notableWorkLocation → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Pentelic marble → notableWorkUsedIn → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis of Athens monuments
Pentelic marble → associatedWithSite → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Syntagma Square → locatedNear → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Athena → majorSanctuary → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Ictinus → hasWorkLocation → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
the Temple of Athena Nike → locatedIn → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Athena Nike
the Temple of Athena Nike → partOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Athena Nike
this entity surface form: Acropolis sanctuary complex
the Temple of Athena Nike → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Athena Nike
this entity surface form: Acropolis, Athens
Erechtheion → location → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Propylaea → locatedIn → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Propylaea → heritageSiteOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis, Athens, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Panathenaia → mainLocation → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Mount Pentelicus → visibleFrom → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Central Athens regional unit → contains → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Penteli quarries → transportRouteTo → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Acropolis Museum → locatedNear → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Roman Agora → near → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Temple of Olympian Zeus → locatedNear → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Temple of Olympian Zeus → hasViewOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Ancient Agora of Athens → nearby → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Attica region → contains → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Periclean building program → location → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Periclean building program → mainSite → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis sanctuary of Athena
Athena Parthenos → locatedIn → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Parthenon sculptures → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Hadrian's Arch (Athens) → locatedNear → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens → locatedIn → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens → partOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis sanctuary complex
Vasilissis Amalias Avenue → hasViewOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Hotel Grande Bretagne → viewOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
King George Hotel → overlooks → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
King George Hotel → hasViewOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Monastiraki Square → near → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Monastiraki Square → hasView → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis hill
Plaka neighborhood → adjacentTo → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis
Plaka neighborhood → hasViewOf → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis
Panathenaea → mainVenue → Acropolis of Athens ⓘ