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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek building
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architectural ensemble → entrance structure → monumental gateway → |
| architect |
Mnesicles
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| architecturalStyle |
Classical Greek architecture
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| builtBy |
ancient Athenians
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| constructedInPeriod |
Golden Age of Athens
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Periclean building program → |
| constructionEnd |
432 BC
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| constructionStart |
437 BC
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| country |
Greece
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| culturalSignificance |
masterpiece of classical Greek architecture
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symbol of Athenian civic pride → |
| currentUse |
museum access point
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tourist attraction → |
| damagedDuring |
Ottoman period
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| dedicatedTo |
Athena
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| function |
ceremonial entrance
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gateway to the Acropolis → |
| hasElement |
coffered ceilings
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entablature → pediment → |
| hasFeature |
Doric colonnades
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Ionic interior columns → central building with five doorways → flanking wings → monumental stairway approach → |
| hasNearbyMonument |
Erechtheion
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Parthenon → Temple of Athena Nike → |
| hasStructuralSystem |
post-and-lintel construction
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| hasViewOf |
Saronic Gulf
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city of Athens → |
| heritageStatus |
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Acropolis, Athens
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| historicalUse |
processional entrance for Panathenaic festival
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| locatedIn |
Acropolis of Athens
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| locatedInCity |
Athens
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| materialUsed |
Pentelic marble
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limestone → |
| orientation |
west entrance of the Acropolis
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| partOf |
Acropolis sanctuary complex
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| patron |
Pericles
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| underwent |
conservation works in the 21st century
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restoration in the 20th century → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince |
1987
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| usesOrder |
Doric order
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Ionic order → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mount Pentelicus
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materialProvidedFor |
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Pentelic marble
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notableWorkUsedIn |