Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:architecture
gptkb:pilgrimage_site |
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:cemetery
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
ritual purity
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gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:stone
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gptkbp:declinedAfter |
gptkb:urban_development
legal restrictions vulture population decline |
gptkbp:establishedIn |
gptkb:ancient_Persia
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gptkbp:feature |
raised platform
open to the sky surrounded by walls |
gptkbp:function |
funerary art
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dakhma
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran gptkb:Pakistan |
gptkbp:mentionedIn |
Zoroastrian texts
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gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Mumbai_Tower_of_Silence
gptkb:Yazd_Tower_of_Silence |
gptkbp:prohibits |
some modern countries
|
gptkbp:purpose |
exposure of the dead
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gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
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gptkbp:shape |
circular
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gptkbp:symbolizes |
separation of body and soul
|
gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Zoroastrians
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:cemetery
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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