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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parthenon cella canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.