Theseion

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Theseion is the traditional name for the well-preserved classical Greek temple in Athens long associated with the hero Theseus.

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Theseion canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek temple
peripteral Doric temple
architecturalStyle Doric order
builtDuring Age of Pericles
constructionEnd circa 415 BC
constructionStart circa 449 BC
convertedTo church of Saint George Akamates
country Greece
culturalSignificance important example of classical Doric architecture
dedicatedTo Athena Ergane
linked to: Athena

Hephaestus
hasAlternativeName Hephaisteion
Hephaisteion of the Agora
Temple of Hephaestus
hasCella naos with internal colonnade
hasCityView view of the Acropolis of Athens
hasColumnArrangement 6 by 13 columns
hasFriezeDepicting deeds of Theseus
labours of Heracles
linked to: Twelve Labors
hasOpisthodomos yes
hasOrientation east–west
hasPlanType peripteral temple
hasPronaos yes
hasSanctuaryFunction sanctuary of Hephaestus and Athena Ergane
hasSculpturalDecoration metopes with mythological scenes
heritageDesignation archaeological site of national importance in Greece
locatedIn Ancient Agora of Athens
Athens
locatedOn Kolonos Agoraios hill
linked to: Agora hill
materialUsed Parian marble
Pentelic marble
namedAfter hero Theseus
near Acropolis of Athens
Areopagus
Stoa of Attalos
numberOfColumnsOnFaçade 6
numberOfColumnsOnFlanks 13
overlooks Ancient Agora of Athens
partOf Archaeological Site of the Athenian Agora
period Classical Greece
roofType pitched roof
stateOfPreservation well-preserved
traditionalAssociation Theseus
usedAs Christian church
Greek pagan temple
archaeological monument

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