Altis

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Altis is the sacred grove and central sanctuary area of ancient Olympia, containing its principal temples, altars, and religious monuments.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Altis canonical 3
Altis at Olympia 1
Altis of Olympia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ
sacred grove ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo ritual participants during certain ceremonies ⓘ
adjacentTo hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
stadium of Olympia ⓘ
archaeologicallyExcavatedBy German Archaeological Institute ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Hera ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
contains Metroön at Olympia ⓘ
linked to: Metroon at Olympia

Pelopion ⓘ
Philippeion ⓘ
Prytaneion of Olympia ⓘ
Temple of Hera at Olympia ⓘ
Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
Treasuries of Greek city-states ⓘ
altar of Zeus ⓘ
statues of victors ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ
culturalSignificance center of panhellenic festivals ⓘ
panhellenic sanctuary ⓘ
dedicatedTo Zeus ⓘ
governedBy Elean authorities in antiquity ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion northwest Peloponnese ⓘ
hasFeature altars ⓘ
principal temples ⓘ
religious monuments ⓘ
sacred grove of trees ⓘ
hasFunction cult center of Zeus ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
hasModernUse tourist attraction ⓘ
hasNameEtymology derived from Greek word for grove or wooded area ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Elis ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
partOf Sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
surroundedBy peribolos wall in antiquity ⓘ
timePeriod Archaic Greece ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Archaeological Site of Olympia ⓘ
usedDuring ancient Olympic Games ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Sanctuary of Olympia → hasPart → Altis ⓘ
subject linked to: sanctuary of Olympia
Heraion of Olympia → isPartOfSanctuary → Altis at Olympia ⓘ
linked to: Altis
Kronion Hill → isNorthOf → Altis of Olympia ⓘ
subject linked to: Kronion hill
linked to: Altis
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia → contains → Altis sacred grove ⓘ
subject linked to: sanctuary of Zeus
linked to: Altis
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia → hasPart → Altis ⓘ
subject linked to: sanctuary of Zeus