Athenian Treasury
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The Athenian Treasury is a small, temple-like marble building at Delphi, dedicated by Athens to commemorate military victories and house lavish offerings to the god Apollo.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Athenian Treasury at Delphi | 0 | 3 |
| Delphi Athenian Treasury | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek building
→
treasury building → votive monument → |
| approximateDate | early 5th century BCE → |
| archaeologicalSiteCode |
Athenian Treasury
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Delphi Athenian Treasury
|
| architecturalStyle | Doric order → |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Marathon → |
| belongsTo |
polis of Athens
→
surface form:
Athenian polis
|
| builtBy | Athens → |
| commemorates | Athenian victory over the Persians → |
| culturalContext | Classical Athens → |
| currentCondition | partially preserved → |
| dedicatedBy | Athenians → |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo → |
| function |
commemoration of military victories
→
treasury for offerings → |
| hasDecoration |
metopes
→
mythological scenes → scenes of Herakles → scenes of Theseus → sculpted reliefs → |
| hasFeature |
orthostate marble walls
→
pedimental sculptures → steps leading to pronaos → |
| hasPart |
cella
→
pronaos → two-column in antis façade → |
| hasPlanType | distyle in antis → |
| hasReconstruction | modern anastylosis at Delphi → |
| inscriptionMentions | Marathonian victory dedication → |
| locatedIn |
Delphi
→
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi →
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| locatedInCountry | Greece → |
| managedBy |
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece
→
surface form:
Greek Archaeological Service
|
| materialUsed |
Parian marble
→
marble → |
| partOf | Delphi archaeological site → |
| period | Archaic Greece → |
| religiousContext |
Apollo cult
→
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi →
surface form:
Delphic sanctuary
|
| roofType | gabled roof → |
| symbolizes |
Athenian military power
→
Athenian piety → Athenian wealth → |
| UNESCOStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delphi → |
| usedFor |
displaying Athenian dedications
→
housing votive offerings → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Delphi Athenian Treasury
subject surface form:
Sacred Way (Delphi)
this entity surface form:
Athenian Treasury at Delphi
this entity surface form:
Athenian Treasury at Delphi
this entity surface form:
Athenian Treasury at Delphi