Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens

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ancient Greek building architectural ensemble entrance structure monumental gateway

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens canonical	4
Propylaea of the Acropolis	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek building ⓘ architectural ensemble ⓘ entrance structure ⓘ monumental gateway ⓘ
architect	Mnesicles ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Classical Greek architecture ⓘ
builtBy	ancient Athenians ⓘ
constructedInPeriod	Age of Pericles ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ the Parthenon ⓘ surface form: Parthenon the Temple of Athena Nike ⓘ surface form: Temple of Athena Nike
hasStructuralSystem	post-and-lintel construction ⓘ
hasViewOf	Saronic Gulf ⓘ Athens ⓘ surface form: 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 of Athens ⓘ surface form: 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 (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pentelic marble → notableWorkUsedIn → Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ

Mount Pentelicus → materialProvidedFor → Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ

Mnesicles → designed → Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ

this entity surface form: Propylaea of the Acropolis

Pentelikon → marbleUsedIn → Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ

Pentelic quarries → suppliedMaterialFor → Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ