Parthenon cella

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The Parthenon cella was the inner chamber of the Parthenon that housed its monumental cult statue and primary religious artworks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element
cella
inner sanctuary
architect Ictinus
surface form: Iktinos

Callicrates
surface form: Kallikrates
architecturalOrder Doric (interior colonnade with Ionic features debated)
architecturalStyle Classical Greek
associatedWith Panathenaea
surface form: Panathenaic festival
country Greece
culturalContext Classical Athens
surface form: Ancient Athens
currentCondition ruin
dateOfConstruction 447–432 BCE
5th century BCE
decoratedWith painted surfaces
sculptural elements
dedicatedTo Athena Parthenos
entranceDirection east
floorPlanType peripteral temple inner chamber
function housed cult statue
religious rituals
storage of sacred objects
hasPart doorway to opisthodomos
doorway to pronaos
internal colonnade
naos
opisthodomos (rear chamber)
two‑storied Doric colonnade
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Acropolis of Athens
housed chryselephantine statue of Athena
Athena Parthenos
surface form: cult statue of Athena Parthenos

primary religious artworks
locatedIn Acropolis of Athens
Athens
materialUsed Pentelic marble
limestone foundation
orientation east–west
partOf the Parthenon
surface form: Parthenon
period Classical Greece
surface form: Classical period of Ancient Greece
religion Ancient Greek religion
roofCovering marble tiles
roofType timber roof
significance central sacred space of the Parthenon
housed one of the most famous cult statues of antiquity
supervisedBy Phidias
usedBy polis of Athens
surface form: Athenian polis
usedFor state religious ceremonies

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Parthenon sculptures originallyLocatedIn Parthenon cella