Pentelikon
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Pentelikon is a mountain in the Attica region of Greece, historically renowned for its high-quality white marble used in classical Athenian architecture such as the Parthenon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pentelikon canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mount Pentelicus
ⓘ
Penteli ⓘ |
| category |
Mount Pentelicus
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountains of Attica
Quarries in Greece ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| coveredBy | pine forests (partly) ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important source of Pentelic marble in antiquity
ⓘ
symbol of classical Athenian architecture ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1109 metres
ⓘ
approximately 3638 feet ⓘ |
| famousFor | high-quality white marble ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | marble ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
modern marble quarries
ⓘ
numerous ancient marble quarries ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSites | monasteries on its slopes ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
maquis shrubland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfIntensiveQuarrying | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| historicalUse | source of marble for classical Athenian architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica region
ⓘ
Sterea Ellada (administrative region) ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece administrative region
|
| locatedNear | Athens ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northeastern edge of the Athens basin ⓘ |
| marbleUsedIn |
Erechtheion
ⓘ
Odeon of Herodes Atticus ⓘ
surface form:
Odeon of Herodes Atticus (restorations)
the Parthenon ⓘ
surface form:
Parthenon
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ |
| materialProduced | Pentelic marble ⓘ |
| modernUse |
reconstruction and restoration of classical monuments
ⓘ
recreational hiking ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | derived from ancient deme of Pentele ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Drafi
ⓘ
Nea Penteli ⓘ Pallini ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Penteli ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Athens
ⓘ
Marathon plain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Attica landscape
ⓘ
Penteli mountain range ⓘ |
| risk | forest fires ⓘ |
| topographicProminence | dominant peak in northeastern Attica ⓘ |
| transportRouteInAntiquity | ancient road from quarries to Acropolis of Athens ⓘ |
| usedFor | building material ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Athens ⓘ |
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