Olympieion

E344595
ancient Greek temple archaeological site monument

Olympieion is the monumental ancient Greek temple in Athens dedicated to Zeus, renowned for its massive Corinthian columns and long, complex construction history.

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Label Occurrences
Olympieion canonical 1
Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός (Ακράγας) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Naos tou Olympiou Dios ⓘ
Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
columnHeight approximately 17 meters ⓘ
columnOrder Corinthian ⓘ
completedIn 2nd century AD ⓘ
completedUnder Hadrian ⓘ
surface form: Roman emperor Hadrian
constructionBegan 6th century BC ⓘ
constructionBeganUnder Hippias of Athens ⓘ
surface form: Hippias

Peisistratid ⓘ
surface form: Peisistratid tyrants

Peisistratos ⓘ
constructionResumed 2nd century BC ⓘ
constructionResumedUnder Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance important example of Corinthian temple architecture ⓘ
symbol of Roman patronage of Athens ⓘ
dedicatedTo Zeus ⓘ
dedicationCult Zeus ⓘ
surface form: Zeus Olympios
hasArchitecturalStyle Corinthian order ⓘ
hasConstructionHistory long and complex ⓘ
hasFallenColumn 1 ⓘ
hasFeature colonnade ⓘ
marble construction ⓘ
massive Corinthian columns ⓘ
peripteral layout ⓘ
hasMaterial Pentelic marble ⓘ
limestone foundations ⓘ
hasNearbyMonument Hadrian's Arch ⓘ
hasStandingColumns 15 ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
locatedIn Athens ⓘ
Athens historic center ⓘ
surface form: Athens city center

Greece ⓘ
locatedNear Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Ilissos River ⓘ
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
originallyHadNumberOfColumns 104 ⓘ
partOf Classical Athens ⓘ
surface form: ancient Athens
stonesReusedIn later buildings in Athens ⓘ
sufferedDamageFrom barbarian invasions ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ
usedInPeriod Classical antiquity ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
wasOneOf largest temples in the Roman Empire ⓘ
largest temples in the ancient Greek world ⓘ

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

Temple of Olympian Zeus → alsoKnownAs → Olympieion ⓘ
Temple of Olympian Zeus → hasNameInGreek → Olympieion ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus (Akragas)
this entity surface form: Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός (Ακράγας)