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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Athena (Paestum) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.