Penteli quarries
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Penteli quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, historically renowned as the source of the fine white Pentelic marble used in many classical Athenian monuments, including the Parthenon.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient marble quarries
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archaeological site → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pentelic quarries
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| associatedWithCity |
Athens
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| associatedWithDeity |
Athena
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| colorOfMarble |
white with a faint golden tint
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| country |
Greece
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| distanceFrom |
approximately 10–20 km northeast of central Athens
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| feature |
ancient access roads
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ancient quarry faces → tool marks on rock surfaces → unfinished marble blocks → |
| geologicalFormation |
Pentelic marble deposit
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| heritageStatus |
protected archaeological area
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| historicalSignificance |
important resource for the Athenian city-state
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primary marble source for major Athenian temples → |
| knownFor |
fine-grained white marble
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high-quality building stone → use in classical architecture → |
| languageOfToponym |
Greek
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| laterUse |
19th century
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Byzantine period → Ottoman period → |
| locatedIn |
Attica
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Greece → Mount Pentelicus → |
| materialExtracted |
Pentelic marble
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white marble → |
| nearbySettlement |
Penteli
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| partOf |
Mount Pentelicus
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| region |
northeastern Attica
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| sourceOf |
Pentelic marble for the Parthenon
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marble for the Acropolis of Athens → |
| stoneTransportMethod |
ox-drawn carts
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sledges and rollers → |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
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geological studies → heritage conservation efforts → |
| threatenedBy |
modern quarrying
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urban expansion → |
| timeOfIntensiveUse |
5th century BCE to Roman period
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| transportRouteTo |
Acropolis of Athens
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| usedFor |
construction of classical Athenian monuments
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construction of the Erechtheion → construction of the Parthenon → construction of the Propylaea → construction of the Temple of Hephaestus → |
| usedSincePeriod |
5th century BCE
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Classical period of ancient Greece → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Pentelic marble
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quarriedFrom |