Temple of Poseidon at Sounion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Temple_of_Poseidon_at_Sounion
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ruins
gptkbp:altarLocation east of the temple
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Doric
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Athenian_navy
gptkbp:built gptkb:Golden_Age_of_Athens
gptkbp:builtInCentury 5th century BC
gptkbp:category Ancient Greek temples
Archaeological sites in Greece
gptkbp:coordinates 37.6500° N, 24.0261° E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Poseidon
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Persians
480 BC
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon about 70 km southeast
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Valerios_Stais
1897
gptkbp:famousFor sunset views
gptkbp:function cathedral
gptkbp:height about 6.1 meters (column height)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:Lord_Byron
gptkbp:length 31.12 meters
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Attica
gptkb:Cape_Sounion
gptkbp:mainFunction east side
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Hellenic_Ministry_of_Culture
gptkbp:material marble
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Homer
Herodotus
gptkbp:mythologicalRole site of Aegeus' death
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark gptkb:Temple_of_Athena_Sounias
gptkbp:notableGuest gptkb:Lord_Byron
gptkbp:numberOfColumns originally 34
gptkbp:numberOfColumnsStanding 16
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:Aegean_Sea
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sounion_archaeological_site
gptkbp:peristyleColumns 6 x 13
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:restored circa 444–440 BC
gptkbp:roofType marble
terra cotta tiles
gptkbp:significance important maritime landmark
religious center in antiquity
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:visibleFromSea yes
gptkbp:width 13.47 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Attica
gptkb:Poseidon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5