Parthenon cella
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The Parthenon cella was the inner chamber of the Parthenon that housed its monumental cult statue and primary religious artworks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parthenon cella canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3482143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parthenon cella Context triple: [Parthenon sculptures, originallyLocatedIn, Parthenon cella]
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A.
Erechtheion
The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens, renowned for its complex, asymmetrical design and the iconic Porch of the Caryatids with its sculpted female columns.
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B.
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens
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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C.
Athenian Treasury
The Athenian Treasury is a small, temple-like marble building at Delphi, dedicated by Athens to commemorate military victories and house lavish offerings to the god Apollo.
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D.
Tholos of Epidaurus
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.
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E.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parthenon cella Target entity description: The Parthenon cella was the inner chamber of the Parthenon that housed its monumental cult statue and primary religious artworks.
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A.
Erechtheion
The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens, renowned for its complex, asymmetrical design and the iconic Porch of the Caryatids with its sculpted female columns.
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B.
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens
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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C.
Athenian Treasury
The Athenian Treasury is a small, temple-like marble building at Delphi, dedicated by Athens to commemorate military victories and house lavish offerings to the god Apollo.
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D.
Tholos of Epidaurus
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.
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E.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural element
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cella ⓘ inner sanctuary ⓘ |
| architect |
Iktinos
ⓘ
linked to:
Ictinus
Kallikrates ⓘ
linked to:
Callicrates
|
| architecturalOrder | Doric (interior colonnade with Ionic features debated) ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Panathenaic festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Panathenaea
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ancient Athens
ⓘ
linked to:
Classical Athens
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction |
447–432 BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
painted surfaces
ⓘ
sculptural elements ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Athena Parthenos ⓘ |
| entranceDirection | east ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | peripteral temple inner chamber ⓘ |
| function |
housed cult statue
ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ storage of sacred objects ⓘ |
| hasPart |
doorway to opisthodomos
ⓘ
doorway to pronaos ⓘ internal colonnade ⓘ naos ⓘ opisthodomos (rear chamber) ⓘ two‑storied Doric colonnade ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Acropolis of Athens ⓘ |
| housed |
chryselephantine statue of Athena
ⓘ
cult statue of Athena Parthenos ⓘ
linked to:
Athena Parthenos
primary religious artworks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Pentelic marble
ⓘ
limestone foundation ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parthenon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Parthenon
|
| period |
Classical period of Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Classical Greece
|
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| roofCovering | marble tiles ⓘ |
| roofType | timber roof ⓘ |
| significance |
central sacred space of the Parthenon
ⓘ
housed one of the most famous cult statues of antiquity ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Phidias ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Athenian polis
ⓘ
linked to:
polis of Athens
|
| usedFor | state religious ceremonies ⓘ |
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