Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens

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The Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens is the monumental classical gateway that serves as the grand entrance to the Acropolis, renowned for its refined Doric and Ionic architecture.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek building
architectural ensemble
entrance structure
monumental gateway
architect Mnesicles
architecturalStyle Classical Greek architecture
builtBy ancient Athenians
constructedInPeriod Golden Age of Athens
Periclean building program
constructionEnd 432 BC
constructionStart 437 BC
country Greece
culturalSignificance masterpiece of classical Greek architecture
symbol of Athenian civic pride
currentUse museum access point
tourist attraction
damagedDuring Ottoman period
dedicatedTo Athena
function ceremonial entrance
gateway to the Acropolis
hasElement coffered ceilings
entablature
pediment
hasFeature Doric colonnades
Ionic interior columns
central building with five doorways
flanking wings
monumental stairway approach
hasNearbyMonument Erechtheion
Parthenon
Temple of Athena Nike
hasStructuralSystem post-and-lintel construction
hasViewOf Saronic Gulf
city of Athens
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Acropolis, Athens
historicalUse processional entrance for Panathenaic festival
locatedIn Acropolis of Athens
locatedInCity Athens
materialUsed Pentelic marble
limestone
orientation west entrance of the Acropolis
partOf Acropolis sanctuary complex
patron Pericles
underwent conservation works in the 21st century
restoration in the 20th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987
usesOrder Doric order
Ionic order

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mount Pentelicus
materialProvidedFor
Pentelic marble
notableWorkUsedIn

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