Temple of Artemis

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The Temple of Artemis was a grand sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis, renowned in antiquity as one of the most important religious centers in the region of Lycia.

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Temple of Artemis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient temple
religious sanctuary
architecturalStyle Greek temple
associatedWithCity Ephesus
columnOrder Ionic order
country Turkey
currentState ruins
dedicatedTo Artemis
dedicationType goddess of hunting and wilderness
destroyedBy Herostratus
destructionDate 356 BC
destructionEvent arson
function pilgrimage center
place of worship
treasury
hasAlternativeName Artemision at Ephesus
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
hasColumnCount 127
hasCulturalSphere Hellenic world
hasType peripteral temple
heritageStatus part of Ephesus UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Classical antiquity
knownFor fame throughout the Greek world
monumental scale
rich sculptural decoration
locatedIn Asia Minor
Ephesus
Ionia
locatedInPresentDay near Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey
materialUsed marble
mentionedBy Antipater of Sidon
Pliny the Elder
partOf Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
patronDeity Artemis of Ephesus
linked to: Artemis
rebuiltAfterDestruction true
religion ancient Greek religion

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Letoon hasTemple Temple of Artemis