Temple of Zeus
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The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek Doric temple renowned for housing the colossal Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
All labels observed (1)
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| Temple of Zeus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5301431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple of Zeus Context triple: [Olympia archaeological site, hasPart, Temple of Zeus]
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Temple of Zeus
The Temple of Zeus is a grand Roman-era sanctuary in the ancient city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan, renowned for its impressive Corinthian columns and hilltop setting overlooking the forum.
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a colossal ancient Greek temple in Akragas (modern Agrigento, Sicily), renowned as one of the largest Doric temples ever constructed in the classical world.
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a colossal ancient Greek temple in Athens dedicated to Zeus, renowned for its massive Corinthian columns and long, turbulent construction history.
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Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
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Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the archaeological site of Metapontum in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple of Zeus Target entity description: The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek Doric temple renowned for housing the colossal Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Temple of Zeus
The Temple of Zeus is a grand Roman-era sanctuary in the ancient city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan, renowned for its impressive Corinthian columns and hilltop setting overlooking the forum.
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B.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a colossal ancient Greek temple in Akragas (modern Agrigento, Sicily), renowned as one of the largest Doric temples ever constructed in the classical world.
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C.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a colossal ancient Greek temple in Athens dedicated to Zeus, renowned for its massive Corinthian columns and long, turbulent construction history.
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Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
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Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the archaeological site of Metapontum in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doric temple
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ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architect | Libon of Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Doric order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ancient Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnder | Pausanias of Sparta (as victor commemorations context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| columnOrder | Doric ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 456 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 470 BC ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Panhellenic sanctuary
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masterpiece of Classical Doric architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | earthquakes ⓘ |
| destructionPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| eastPedimentDepicts | chariot race between Pelops and Oenomaus ⓘ |
| famousFor | housing the Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ⓘ |
| function | major sanctuary of Zeus ⓘ |
| hasAltisContext | central monument in the sacred grove of Olympia ⓘ |
| hasColumnDrums | re-erected column on site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cella
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opisthodomos ⓘ pronaos ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| hasSculptorOfPediments | workshop of Paionios and Alkamenes (attributed) ⓘ |
| housed | Statue of Zeus at Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 64 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
NERFINISHED
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Greece ⓘ Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| material |
local limestone
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stucco coating ⓘ |
| metopesDepict | Labours of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Temple of Hera at Olympia
NERFINISHED
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stadium of Olympia ⓘ |
| peristyleColumnsOnLongSide | 13 ⓘ |
| peristyleColumnsOnShortSide | 6 ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | marble tiles ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf | Archaeological Site of Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| westPedimentDepicts | battle of Lapiths and Centaurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 27 meters ⓘ |
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Subject: Temple of Zeus Description of subject: The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek Doric temple renowned for housing the colossal Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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