Tholos of Epidaurus

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The Tholos of Epidaurus is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building in the healing complex of Epidaurus, renowned for its sophisticated architecture and mysterious underground labyrinth.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tholos of Epidaurus canonical 3
Tholos at Epidaurus 2
Abaton of Epidaurus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek building ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
sanctuary building ⓘ
tholos ⓘ
architect Polykleitos the Younger ⓘ
architecturalStyle Classical Greek architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Asclepian cult ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
incubation practices ⓘ
coordinateLocation 37.596°N 23.079°E ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo Asclepius ⓘ
diameter approximately 21 meters ⓘ
excavatedBy Panagiotis Kavvadias ⓘ
excavationStart late 19th century ⓘ
function cult building ⓘ
sanctuary structure within healing complex ⓘ
hasPart cella ⓘ
inner Corinthian colonnade ⓘ
peristyle of Doric columns ⓘ
spiral passageways ⓘ
stone foundations ⓘ
subterranean corridors ⓘ
underground labyrinth ⓘ
height approximately 13 meters (reconstructed estimate) ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception 4th century BCE ⓘ
ca. 360–330 BCE ⓘ
knownFor combination of Doric and Corinthian orders ⓘ
complex ground plan ⓘ
mysterious underground labyrinth ⓘ
refined masonry ⓘ
sophisticated architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Argolis ⓘ
Epidaurus ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Temple of Asclepius
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
marble ⓘ
near Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Temple of Asclepius

archaeological site of Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Epidaurus

healing complex of Epidaurus ⓘ
period Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
UNESCOSite Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Temple of Asclepius

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Epidaurus → hasPart → Tholos of Epidaurus ⓘ
Apollo Maleatas → connectedTo → sanctuary complex of Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Tholos of Epidaurus
healing complex of Epidaurus → hasPart → Tholos of Epidaurus ⓘ
healing complex of Epidaurus → hasPart → Abaton of Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Tholos of Epidaurus
Polykleitos the Younger → designed → Tholos at Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Tholos of Epidaurus
Polykleitos the Younger → notableWork → Tholos at Epidaurus ⓘ
linked to: Tholos of Epidaurus
Corinthian order → firstMajorUse → Tholos of Epidaurus ⓘ
subject linked to: Corinthian