Pentelikon

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Pentelikon is a mountain in the Attica region of Greece, historically renowned for its high-quality white marble used in classical Athenian architecture such as the Parthenon.

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Pentelikon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mount Pentelicus ⓘ
Penteli ⓘ
category Mountains of Attica ⓘ
linked to: Mount Pentelicus

Quarries in Greece ⓘ
climate Mediterranean ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
coveredBy pine forests (partly) ⓘ
culturalSignificance important source of Pentelic marble in antiquity ⓘ
symbol of classical Athenian architecture ⓘ
elevation approximately 1109 metres ⓘ
approximately 3638 feet ⓘ
famousFor high-quality white marble ⓘ
geologicalAge Mesozoic ⓘ
geologicalComposition marble ⓘ
hasFeature modern marble quarries ⓘ
numerous ancient marble quarries ⓘ
hasReligiousSites monasteries on its slopes ⓘ
hasVegetation coniferous forest ⓘ
maquis shrubland ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfIntensiveQuarrying Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
historicalUse source of marble for classical Athenian architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Attica region ⓘ
Central Greece administrative region ⓘ
locatedNear Athens ⓘ
locatedOn northeastern edge of the Athens basin ⓘ
marbleUsedIn Erechtheion ⓘ
Odeon of Herodes Atticus (restorations) ⓘ
Parthenon ⓘ
linked to: the Parthenon

Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
materialProduced Pentelic marble ⓘ
modernUse reconstruction and restoration of classical monuments ⓘ
recreational hiking ⓘ
nameOrigin derived from ancient deme of Pentele ⓘ
nearbySettlement Drafi ⓘ
Nea Penteli ⓘ
Pallini ⓘ
nearestTown Penteli ⓘ
overlooks Athens ⓘ
Marathon plain ⓘ
partOf Attica landscape ⓘ
Penteli mountain range ⓘ
risk forest fires ⓘ
topographicProminence dominant peak in northeastern Attica ⓘ
transportRouteInAntiquity ancient road from quarries to Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
usedFor building material ⓘ
visibleFrom Athens ⓘ

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