Temple of Artemis
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The Temple of Artemis at Sardis was a grand Hellenistic sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis, notable for its massive columns and status as one of the largest Ionic temples in the ancient world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Artemis at Sardis | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ionic temple
ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ |
| architecturalOrder | Ionic order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithKingdom | Kingdom of Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Ionian temple-building tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Hellenistic architecture in Anatolia
ⓘ
ancient temple ruins in Turkey ⓘ |
| columnStyle | Ionic capitals ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Artemis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek goddess of childbirth ⓘ Greek goddess of the hunt ⓘ Greek goddess of wilderness ⓘ |
| dedicationType | peripteral temple ⓘ |
| era | post-Classical Greek architecture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | American archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationSite | Sardis archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnaded peristyle
ⓘ
massive column bases ⓘ monumental staircase ⓘ |
| hasType | dipteral or pseudo-dipteral plan (scholarly reconstruction) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological heritage of Turkey ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Anatolian cults of a local mother-goddess identified with Artemis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lydia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| material |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near | Pactolus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest Ionic temples in the ancient world
ⓘ
massive columns ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOfSanctuaryOf | Artemis at Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| region | western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of large-scale Hellenistic temple architecture
ⓘ
major sanctuary of Artemis in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public cult of Artemis
ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.