Etruscan architecture

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Etruscan art Mediterranean architectural tradition ancient architecture architectural style cultural heritage of Italy

Etruscan architecture is the building tradition of the ancient Etruscan civilization in central Italy, noted for its temples on high podiums, use of terracotta decoration, and influence on later Roman architectural forms.

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Label	Occurrences
Etruscan architecture canonical	4

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Etruscan art ⓘ Mediterranean architectural tradition ⓘ ancient architecture ⓘ architectural style ⓘ cultural heritage of Italy ⓘ
approximateEndOfUse	1st century BC ⓘ
characteristic	acroterial statues on roofs ⓘ axial temple plans ⓘ deep columned porches ⓘ frontality of temple design ⓘ integration of sculpture and architecture ⓘ mudbrick walls ⓘ rich polychrome ornament ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ temples on high podiums ⓘ tripartite cella in temples ⓘ use of Tuscan order columns ⓘ use of painted terracotta antefixes ⓘ use of terracotta decoration ⓘ use of widely spaced columns ⓘ wooden superstructures ⓘ
constructionMaterial	mudbrick ⓘ stone ⓘ terracotta ⓘ tufa ⓘ wood ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
developedBy	Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
feature	barrel-vault-like forms in tombs ⓘ corbelled construction in tombs ⓘ early use of the true arch ⓘ fortification walls in polygonal masonry ⓘ monumental city gates ⓘ orthogonal town planning in some settlements ⓘ painted tomb interiors ⓘ rock-cut chamber tombs ⓘ tumuli tombs ⓘ voussoir arches ⓘ
heritageStatus	archaeological heritage ⓘ
influenced	Roman architecture ⓘ Roman religious architecture ⓘ Roman temple architecture ⓘ
influencedBy	Classical Greek architecture ⓘ surface form: Greek architecture Italic architectural traditions ⓘ
mainRegion	Etruria ⓘ Central Italy ⓘ surface form: central Italy
notableExample	Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus ⓘ surface form: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill
notableSite	Cerveteri NERFINISHED ⓘ Orvieto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarquinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Veii ⓘ Vulci ⓘ
relatedConcept	Etruscan art ⓘ Etruscan temple ⓘ Etruscan tomb ⓘ Tuscan order ⓘ
religiousFunction	accommodating ritual processions ⓘ housing cult statues ⓘ marking sacred precincts ⓘ
timePeriod	3rd century BC ⓘ 4th century BC ⓘ 5th century BC ⓘ 6th century BC ⓘ 7th century BC ⓘ 8th century BC ⓘ
usedFor	city walls ⓘ domestic buildings ⓘ gates ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ temples ⓘ tombs ⓘ

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

Etruscan art → hasPart → Etruscan architecture ⓘ

Etruscan Arch → architecturalStyle → Etruscan architecture ⓘ

Etruscology → studiesMaterial → Etruscan architecture ⓘ

Tuscan order → associatedWithCulture → Etruscan architecture ⓘ