Hephaesteum

E748635

Hephaesteum is an ancient Greek temple in Athens dedicated to the god Hephaestus, renowned as one of the best-preserved classical temples.

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Hephaesteum canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric peripteral temple ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Doric order ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 415 BC ⓘ
constructionStart circa 449 BC ⓘ
conversionToChurchCentury 7th century AD (approximate) ⓘ
convertedTo church of Saint George Akamates ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance important example of classical Doric architecture ⓘ
currentUse archaeological monument ⓘ
deconsecratedAsChurch 19th century ⓘ
dedicatedTo Athena Ergane ⓘ
linked to: Athena

Hephaestus ⓘ
era 5th century BC ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Hephaisteion ⓘ
Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ
Theseion ⓘ
hasCella yes ⓘ
hasColumnCountPerSide 6 x 13 ⓘ
hasColumnsOnFlanks 13 ⓘ
hasColumnsOnFront 6 ⓘ
hasFriezeDepicting Deeds of Theseus ⓘ
linked to: Labors of Theseus

Labours of Heracles ⓘ
linked to: Twelve Labors
hasOpisthodomos yes ⓘ
hasPlanType peripteral ⓘ
hasPronaos yes ⓘ
hasSanctuaryFunction yes ⓘ
hasSculpturalDecoration metopes with mythological scenes ⓘ
hasViewOf Acropolis of Athens ⓘ
isOneOf best-preserved ancient Greek temples ⓘ
locatedIn Agora of Athens ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
locatedOn Kolonos Agoraios hill ⓘ
linked to: Agora hill
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
materialUsed Pentelic marble ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Areopagus ⓘ
Stoa of Attalos ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Ancient Agora of Athens ⓘ
period Classical Greece ⓘ
preservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
roofType pitched tiled roof (originally) ⓘ
usedAs Christian church ⓘ
linked to: Christian churches

Greek pagan temple ⓘ

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