Temple of Apollo at Veii

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Etruscan temple archaeological site religious sanctuary

The Temple of Apollo at Veii was a major Etruscan sanctuary renowned for its terracotta sculptures, including the famous statue of Apollo, and exemplifies early Italic religious architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Portonaccio sanctuary at Veii 2
Etruscan temple at Veii 1
Temple of Apollo at Veii canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ
ancientCity Veii ⓘ
approximateDate c. 510 BC ⓘ
architecturalStyle Etruscan temple architecture ⓘ
Italic temple architecture ⓘ
associatedMuseum National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia ⓘ
associatedWork Apollo of Veii ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Etruscans ⓘ
surface form: Etruscan civilization
currentCondition ruins ⓘ
dateOfConstruction late 6th century BC ⓘ
dedicatedTo Apollo ⓘ
distanceFromRome about 16 km northwest of Rome ⓘ
documentedIn Vitruvian description of Etruscan temples (by comparison) ⓘ
excavatedBy Massimo Pallottino NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationStartDate 1914 ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
function cult center ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Roman temple architecture ⓘ
hasPart acroterial statues ⓘ
colonnaded porch ⓘ
deep pronaos ⓘ
Apollo of Veii statue ⓘ
surface form: statue of Apollo of Veii

statue of Heracles ⓘ
statue of Hermes ⓘ
statue of Leto ⓘ
terracotta sculptures ⓘ
triple cella ⓘ
locatedIn Etruria ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ
Veii ⓘ
materialUsed terracotta ⓘ
wood ⓘ
orientation frontally oriented with deep porch ⓘ
period Archaic period ⓘ
planType Tuscan temple plan ⓘ
regionInAntiquity Etruria ⓘ
surface form: southern Etruria
religion Etruscan religion ⓘ
roofDecoration acroterial group depicting a mythological scene ⓘ
painted terracotta revetments ⓘ
roofMaterial terracotta tiles ⓘ
significance important source for Etruscan temple design ⓘ
key example of early Italic religious architecture ⓘ
major Etruscan sanctuary ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Veii → hasTemple → Temple of Apollo at Veii ⓘ
Apollo of Veii statue → discoveredAt → Temple of Apollo at Veii ⓘ
subject surface form: Apollo of Veii
this entity surface form: Portonaccio sanctuary at Veii
Apollo of Veii → associatedWith → Temple of Apollo at Veii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Portonaccio sanctuary at Veii
Apollo of Veii → madeFor → Temple of Apollo at Veii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Etruscan temple at Veii