Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus

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Roman fountain complex monument nymphaeum

The Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus is an ornate Roman fountain complex at Olympia, commissioned by the wealthy Athenian sophist Herodes Atticus in the 2nd century CE to supply water and honor the imperial family.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus canonical 4
Nymphaeum at Olympia 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman fountain complex ⓘ
monument ⓘ
nymphaeum ⓘ
architecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
ornate architectural façade ⓘ
commissionedBy Herodes Atticus ⓘ
constructionPeriod reign of Antoninus Pius ⓘ
reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
creator Herodes Atticus ⓘ
culture Greek ⓘ
Roman ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo Nerva–Antonine dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Antonine dynasty

Roman emperors ⓘ
surface form: Roman imperial family
era Roman Imperial period ⓘ
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute ⓘ
surface form: German Archaeological Institute at Athens
hasComponent basin ⓘ
central pool ⓘ
exedra ⓘ
statue niches ⓘ
two‑storey façade ⓘ
water channels ⓘ
hasFunction honorific monument ⓘ
monumental fountain ⓘ
water supply structure ⓘ
hasInscription dedicatory inscription by Herodes Atticus ⓘ
honorific inscriptions for the emperors ⓘ
hasStatue statues of Herodes Atticus and his family ⓘ
statues of the imperial family ⓘ
heritage Roman Greece ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Olympia" ⓘ
inception 2nd century CE ⓘ
locatedIn Olympia ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
locatedNear Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
surface form: Altis of Olympia

Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Herodes Atticus ⓘ
partOf archaeological site of Olympia ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
region Peloponnese ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1989 ⓘ
use display of imperial benefaction ⓘ
public water distribution ⓘ
waterSource aqueduct built by Herodes Atticus ⓘ
spring near Olympia ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Archaeological site of Olympia → hasPart → Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus ⓘ
Olympia → hasStructure → Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus ⓘ
Olympia, Greece → hasStructure → Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus ⓘ
Olympia archaeological site → hasPart → Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus ⓘ
Herodes Atticus → notableWork → Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nymphaeum at Olympia
Herodes Atticus → built → Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nymphaeum at Olympia