The Ancient City of Gordion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Ancient_City_of_Gordion
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Phrygia
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Romans
gptkb:Phrygians
gptkb:Lydians
gptkb:Persians
gptkb:Macedonians
gptkbp:distanceFromAnkara about 70 km
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Rodney_S._Young
1950
gptkbp:excavationInstitution gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania_Museum_of_Archaeology_and_Anthropology
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Gordian_Knot
gptkb:King_Midas
gptkbp:hasLegend gptkb:Gordian_Knot
Alexander the Great cutting the knot
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ancient City of Gordion
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Ankara_Province
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Polatlı
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Citadel_Mound
gptkb:Midas_Mound_(Tumulus_MM)
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:castle
gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:periodsOfOccupation gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkb:Roman_period
gptkb:Hellenistic_period
Bronze Age
Medieval period
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Anatolia
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii)
(iv)
(vi)
(ii)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2023
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turkey's_Tentative_List
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7