Temple of Olympian Zeus

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ancient Greek temple archaeological site

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens 2
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens) 1
Temple of Olympian Zeus area 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Olympeion field ⓘ
surface form: Olympeion

Olympieion ⓘ
associatedWithRulerCult Hadrian ⓘ
columnOrder Corinthian ⓘ
completedIn 2nd century AD ⓘ
completedUnder Hadrian ⓘ
surface form: Roman Emperor Hadrian
constructionBegan 6th century BC ⓘ
constructionBeganUnder Peisistratid tyranny in Athens ⓘ
surface form: Peisistratid tyrants

Peisistratos ⓘ
constructionInterruptedBy fall of Peisistratid tyranny ⓘ
constructionResumedIn 2nd century BC ⓘ
constructionResumedUnder Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Athenian and Roman imperial power ⓘ
currentStandingColumns 15 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Zeus ⓘ
dedication Zeus ⓘ
surface form: Zeus Olympios
excavatedBy Archaeological Society at Athens ⓘ
surface form: Greek Archaeological Society
excavationsBeganIn 1889 ⓘ
excavationsContinuedIn 1920s ⓘ
function religious sanctuary ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Corinthian order ⓘ
hasBuildingMaterial Pentelic marble ⓘ
hasUNESCOTentativeStatus part of Acropolis-related monuments of Athens ⓘ
hasViewOf Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected archaeological site of Greece ⓘ
lengthInColumns 20 ⓘ
locatedIn Athens ⓘ
locatedInCountry Greece ⓘ
locatedInRegion Attica ⓘ
locatedNear Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Hadrian's Arch ⓘ
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
nearModernAvenue Vasilissis Amalias Avenue ⓘ
nearModernLandmark National Garden of Athens ⓘ
oneMoreColumnLies on the ground ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalNumberOfColumns 104 ⓘ
periodOfMajorConstruction Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
spoliaUsedIn later Byzantine and post-Byzantine buildings ⓘ
sufferedDamageFrom barbarian invasions ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ
visitedBy Pausanias ⓘ
wasOneOf largest temples in the ancient Greek world ⓘ
widthInColumns 8 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Athens → hasLandmark → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
Valley of the Temples → hasPart → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
Hadrian's Arch (Athens) → locatedNear → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)
Panathenaic Stadium → locatedNear → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
Plaka neighborhood → near → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
National Garden → nearbyAttraction → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
Pentelic marble → notableWorkUsedIn → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens
Vasilissis Amalias Avenue → runsPast → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus area
Corinthian order → usedIn → Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens