Bassae
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Bassae is an ancient Greek archaeological site in the Peloponnese, best known for the well-preserved Temple of Apollo Epicurius, a UNESCO World Heritage monument.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Apollo Epicurius | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek site
ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionDate |
5th century BC
ⓘ
circa 420 BC ⓘ |
| architecturalOrder | Doric ⓘ |
| attributedArchitect | Ictinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Greece
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetOfDeity | Apollo Epicurius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friezeCurrentLocation | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friezeOriginalLocation | interior of cella ⓘ |
| hasAncientNameVariant | Bassai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCellas | single cella ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 37.430 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 21.900 ⓘ |
| hasFrieze | continuous interior Ionic frieze ⓘ |
| hasInteriorOrder |
Corinthian
ⓘ
Ionic ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMountain |
Kotylion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lykaion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | earliest known Corinthian capital ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite | Temple of Apollo Epicurius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | north–south ⓘ |
| hasPeristyleColumns | 6 by 15 ⓘ |
| hasProtectiveShelter | temporary tent-like roof ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arcadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bassae NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Andritsaina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Figaleia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
local limestone
ⓘ
marble for sculptural elements ⓘ |
| period | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
i
ⓘ
i ⓘ ii ⓘ ii ⓘ iii ⓘ iii ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear |
1986
ⓘ
1986 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Temple of Apollo Epicurius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId |
392
ⓘ
392 ⓘ |
| unusualOrientationComparedTo | typical east–west Greek temples ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.