Temple of Athena

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The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek Doric temple at Paestum in southern Italy, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early classical Greek architecture in the West.

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Temple of Athena (Paestum) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric temple
ancient Greek temple
archaeological site
ancientCityName Poseidonia NERFINISHED
approximateDateOfConstruction circa 500 BC
architecturalStyle Doric order NERFINISHED
early classical Greek architecture
belongsTo Paestum Archaeological Park NERFINISHED
builtBy Greek colonists of Poseidonia
constructionPeriod late 6th century BC
country Italy
culturalContext Ancient Greek
dedicatedTo Athena NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Temple of Ceres (historical misidentification) NERFINISHED
hasCella yes
hasColumnOrder Doric
Ionic (in interior or upper elements)
hasNumberOfColumnsOnFacade 6
hasNumberOfColumnsOnLongSide 13
hasOpisthodomos yes
hasPeripteralPlan yes
hasPreservationStatus well-preserved
hasPronaos yes
hasStairway front stairway preserved
laterCulturalContext Lucanian
Roman
locatedIn Campania
Paestum NERFINISHED
southern Italy
locatedInAncientRegion Magna Graecia NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Italy
locatedNear Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED
materialUsed limestone
misidentifiedAs Temple of Demeter NERFINISHED
municipality Capaccio Paestum NERFINISHED
nearbyStructure Temple of Hera I (Paestum) NERFINISHED
Temple of Hera II (Paestum) NERFINISHED
notableFor example of early classical Doric architecture in the West
state of preservation
openToPublic yes
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Paestum and Velia" NERFINISHED
archaeological site of Paestum NERFINISHED
region Campania NERFINISHED
roofCondition roof lost
superstructureCondition partially preserved entablature
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus included via Archaeological Areas of Paestum and Velia
usedInRomanPeriodAs place of worship

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Paestum hasTemple Temple of Athena