Olympeion field

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Olympeion field is an archaeological area within the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Italy, known for the remains of the colossal Temple of Olympian Zeus and related ancient structures.

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Olympeion 1
Olympeion field canonical 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
accessibleTo visitors ⓘ
approximateConstructionStart 5th century BC ⓘ
archaeologicalResearch subject of ongoing excavations and studies ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Zeus Olympios ⓘ
linked to: Zeus
category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Italy ⓘ
Archaeological sites in Sicily ⓘ
cityState Akragas ⓘ
contains Temple of Olympian Zeus (Agrigento) ⓘ
altars and ancillary buildings (ruins) ⓘ
architectural fragments of the Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
foundations of ancient structures ⓘ
remains of colossal cult statue elements ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains colossal telamons (giant male figures) ⓘ
massive temple platform blocks ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classical period ⓘ
knownFor large-scale collapsed temple architecture ⓘ
remains of the colossal Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
locatedIn Agrigento ⓘ
linked to: Akragas

Italy ⓘ
Province of Agrigento ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
Valley of the Temples ⓘ
management Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi ⓘ
modernCity Agrigento ⓘ
linked to: Akragas
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Area of Agrigento" ⓘ
Valley of the Temples archaeological park ⓘ
region Sicily ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Agrigento ⓘ

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

Valley of the Temples → hasPart → Olympeion field ⓘ
Temple of Olympian Zeus → alsoKnownAs → Olympeion ⓘ
linked to: Olympeion field