Acropolis summit

E593057
archaeological site ceremonial center elevated plateau religious center

The Acropolis summit is the elevated plateau in Athens that hosts its most important ancient monuments, including the Parthenon, and served as the city’s religious and ceremonial center.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Acropolis hill 1
Acropolis plateau 1
Acropolis summit canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
elevated plateau ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Panathenaic festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
city Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationStatus subject to ongoing restoration ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Athenian democracy ⓘ
symbol of classical Greek civilization ⓘ
dominates historic center of Athens ⓘ
earlierUse Mycenaean citadel ⓘ
prehistoric settlement area ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 150 meters ⓘ
elevationAboveSurroundings about 70 meters ⓘ
governedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAccessVia Propylaea entrance NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature foundations of earlier temples ⓘ
rock-cut steps and paths ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
hasMonument Erechtheion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parthenon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Propylaea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Temple of Athena Nike NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryDeity Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStructure altars ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
sacred precincts ⓘ
statue bases ⓘ
hasViewOver Athens urban basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation archaeological site of national importance in Greece ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfMajorDevelopment Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
locatedIn Athens ⓘ
Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
majorConstructionCentury 5th century BCE ⓘ
material limestone bedrock ⓘ
partOf Acropolis of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ
surfaceMaterial marble structures ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987 ⓘ
usedFor offerings to deities ⓘ
processions ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ
wasReligiousCenterOf Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Panathenaic Way → terminatesAt → Acropolis summit ⓘ
Panathenaic Way → urbanContext → Acropolis summit ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis plateau
Makrygianni district → near → Acropolis summit ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acropolis hill