Mount Pentelicus

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geographical feature mountain

Mount Pentelicus is a prominent mountain in the Attica region of Greece, historically renowned as the source of the fine white marble used to build the Parthenon and other classical Athenian monuments.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mount Pentelicus, Greece	1
Pentelicus Mountain	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ mountain ⓘ
belongsTo	Attica peninsula ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
culturalAssociation	classical Athens ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1109 meters ⓘ approximately 3640 feet ⓘ
geologicalComposition	marble ⓘ
geologicalEra	Mesozoic Era ⓘ surface form: Mesozoic
hasAccessRoad	Penteli–Nea Makri road ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Penteli ⓘ Mount Pentelicus ⓘ surface form: Pentelicus Mountain Pentelikon ⓘ
hasFeature	modern marble quarries ⓘ monastery of Penteli ⓘ numerous ancient marble quarries ⓘ
hasHumanSettlementOnSlopes	Drafi ⓘ Nea Penteli ⓘ Penteli ⓘ
hasLandCover	pine forests ⓘ
hasLandUse	quarrying ⓘ recreation ⓘ
hasSlopeAspect	south-facing slopes toward Athens ⓘ
hasVegetation	coniferous forest ⓘ maquis shrubland ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfIntensiveQuarrying	5th century BCE ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important economic resource for ancient Athens ⓘ source of marble for classical Greek architecture ⓘ
knownFor	Pentelic marble quarries ⓘ high-quality white marble ⓘ marble used in classical Athenian monuments ⓘ marble used in the Parthenon ⓘ
locatedIn	Attica region ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality	Penteli ⓘ
locatedInRegionalUnit	North Athens ⓘ
locatedNear	Athens ⓘ Marathon ⓘ
materialProvidedFor	Erechtheion ⓘ the Parthenon ⓘ surface form: Parthenon Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
overlooks	Attica region ⓘ surface form: Athens Plain Saronic Gulf ⓘ
partOf	Penteli mountain range ⓘ
region	central Greece ⓘ surface form: Central Greece
usedSince	antiquity for marble extraction ⓘ
visibleFrom	Acropolis of Athens ⓘ Athens ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

East Attica regional unit → contains → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

Mount Pentelicus → hasAlternativeName → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pentelicus Mountain

Attica → hasMountain → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

central Greece → hasMountain → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Greece

Attica region → includesMountain → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

Penteli quarries → locatedIn → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

Mount Parnitha → near → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

Penteli quarries → partOf → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

Pentelic marble → placeOfOrigin → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

Pentelic marble → quarryLocation → Mount Pentelicus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Pentelicus, Greece