Temple G

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Temple G is a large, unfinished Doric Greek temple in the ancient city of Selinus (Selinunte) in Sicily, notable for its monumental scale and impressive ruins.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Temple G canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric temple ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ancientCity Selinus ⓘ
approximateConstructionStart 5th century BC ⓘ
early 5th century BC ⓘ
archaeologicalResearch subject of extensive archaeological study ⓘ
architecturalStyle Doric order ⓘ
builtBy Greek inhabitants of Selinus ⓘ
cityState Greek colony of Selinus ⓘ
civilization Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
condition ruin ⓘ
constructionStatus unfinished ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
dedicatedTo Olympian Zeus ⓘ
linked to: Zeus

Zeus ⓘ
function place of worship ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
hasColumnOrder Doric ⓘ
hasFeature colossal columns ⓘ
fallen column drums ⓘ
massive stylobate ⓘ
unfinished architectural elements ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure Temple E ⓘ
Temple F ⓘ
hasPreservedElement column drums ⓘ
foundation blocks ⓘ
stylobate blocks ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “Archaeological Area of Agrigento and other sites in Sicily” ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Selinunte ⓘ
Selinus ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
locatedOn southwestern coast of Sicily ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
namedAfter letter G in archaeological classification of Selinunte temples ⓘ
notableFor impressive ruins ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf archaeological site of Selinunte ⓘ
temple complex of Selinunte ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
region Sicily ⓘ
significance one of the largest Greek temples in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Selinunte ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Selinus → hasTemple → Temple G ⓘ
Selinunte → hasStructure → Temple G ⓘ