Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

E5374

UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient Greek temple archaeological site

The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a remarkably well-preserved 5th-century BC Greek temple in the Peloponnese, celebrated for its innovative blend of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural styles.

Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Bassae	0	5
Temple of Apollo at Bassae	0	2
Bassae in Arcadia	0	1
Bassae sanctuary	0	1
Temple of Apollo Epicurius UNESCO World Heritage Site	0	1
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae in Arcadia	0	1
Temple of Apollo at Bassae frieze	0	1
classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	0	1
sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	0	1
Ναός του Επικούριου Απόλλωνα στις Βάσσες	0	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → ancient Greek temple → archaeological site →
architecturalStyle	Corinthian order → Doric order → Ionic order →
attributedArchitect	Ictinus →
constructionStartDate	late 5th century BC →
dedicatedTo	Apollo Epicurius →
friezeCurrentLocation	British Museum →
friezeDepicts	Amazonomachy → Centauromachy →
friezeMaterial	marble →
GreekName	Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae self-linksurface differs → surface form: Ναός του Επικούριου Απόλλωνα στις Βάσσες
hasFeature	earliest known Corinthian capital → interior Ionic colonnade → naos → opisthodomos → peripteral colonnade → pronaos →
hasFrieze	continuous Ionic frieze →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inception	circa 420 BC →
inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListAs	Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae self-link →
interiorOrder	Corinthian → Ionic →
locatedIn	Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae self-linksurface differs → surface form: Bassae Peloponnese →
locatedInCountry	Greece →
locatedInRegionalUnit	Arcadia →
locatedNear	Figaleia →
locatedOn	slope of Mount Kotilion →
materialUsed	local limestone → marble for sculptural elements →
numberOfColumnsOnFacade	6 →
numberOfColumnsOnFlanks	15 →
orderOfPeristyle	Doric →
orientation	north–south →
period	Classical Greece →
reasonForConstruction	votive offering to Apollo →
reasonForEpithet	Apollo worshipped as helper in time of plague →
stateOfPreservation	remarkably well-preserved →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Europe and North America →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	392 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty	Greece →
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed	1986 →
unusualFeature	north–south orientation instead of typical east–west →

Referenced by (22)

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

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae → GreekName → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Ναός του Επικούριου Απόλλωνα στις Βάσσες

Greece → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

Ictinus → activeIn → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Bassae

Apollo Epicurius → associatedWithSanctuary → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Bassae

Apollo Epicurius → associatedWithTemple → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

Apollo Epicurius → cultCenter → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Bassae sanctuary

Apollo Epicurius → cultLinkedTo → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Temple of Apollo Epicurius UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ictinus → designed → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae in Arcadia

Classical Greek architecture → exemplifiedBy → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Temple of Apollo at Bassae

Figaleia → hasNearbyCulturalHeritage → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

Figaleia → hasNearbySanctuary → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

Figaleia → hasNearbySite → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

Figaleia → hasNearbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

Apollo Epicurius → hasPrimarySanctuary → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Bassae in Arcadia

World Heritage Sites in Greece → hasSite → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

Ictinus → hasWorkLocation → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Bassae

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae → inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListAs → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae self-link →

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae → locatedIn → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Bassae

Figaleia → locatedNear → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Bassae

Centauromachy → notableDepiction → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Temple of Apollo at Bassae

Amazonomachy → notableExample → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →

this entity surface form: Temple of Apollo at Bassae frieze

Ictinus → notableWork → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae →