Venetian bombardment of the Parthenon

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The Venetian bombardment of the Parthenon was a 1687 artillery attack during the Morean War that ignited an Ottoman munitions depot inside the ancient temple, causing catastrophic damage to the monument.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event ⓘ
military bombardment ⓘ
attacker Venetian army ⓘ
Venetian artillery ⓘ
commander Francesco Morosini ⓘ
conflict Morean War ⓘ
countryInvolved Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
culturalImpact major turning point in the physical history of the Parthenon ⓘ
often cited as an example of wartime damage to cultural heritage ⓘ
describedAs one of the most severe single incidents of damage to the Parthenon ⓘ
followedBy Venetian occupation of the Acropolis ⓘ
later European interest in the ruined Parthenon ⓘ
hasCause Venetian siege of Athens ⓘ
hasEffect catastrophic damage to the Parthenon ⓘ
collapse of Parthenon cella walls ⓘ
collapse of Parthenon roof ⓘ
damage to Parthenon sculptural decoration ⓘ
destruction of large part of the Parthenon ⓘ
ignition of Ottoman munitions depot inside the Parthenon ⓘ
hasParticipant Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
heritageImpact irreversible loss of ancient architectural elements ⓘ
transformation of the Parthenon into a ruin ⓘ
historicalContext Venetian campaign in the Peloponnese and central Greece ⓘ
location Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Ottoman Greece ⓘ
Parthenon ⓘ
linked to: the Parthenon
notableFor explosion that destroyed much of the Parthenon’s central structure ⓘ
role in the long-term deterioration of the monument ⓘ
opponent Ottoman garrison of Athens ⓘ
opposingForce Ottoman defenders of the Acropolis ⓘ
partOf Great Turkish War ⓘ
Morean War ⓘ
pointInTime 1687 ⓘ
precededBy Ottoman use of the Parthenon as a gunpowder magazine ⓘ
result loss of original ancient Greek fabric of the monument ⓘ
major structural damage to the Parthenon ⓘ
weakening of the Parthenon’s classical architecture ⓘ
strategicReason to force surrender of the Ottoman garrison in Athens ⓘ
target Ottoman munitions stored in the Parthenon ⓘ
Parthenon structure ⓘ
linked to: the Parthenon
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
usedAs attack on Ottoman ammunition depot ⓘ
usedWeapon artillery ⓘ
cannon ⓘ

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Morean War → hasNotableEvent → Venetian bombardment of the Parthenon ⓘ
Francesco Morosini → notableWork → bombardment of the Parthenon ⓘ
linked to: Venetian bombardment of the Parthenon