Parthenon
former temple of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece
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Summary
Parthenon is an ancient Greek temple[1]. Parthenon ranks in the top 3% of ancient greek temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,787 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Greek mythology[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Athens Municipality[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Instance of: Ancient Greek archaeological site[6], religious building ruin[7]
- Architect: Ictinus[8], Callicrates[9], Phidias[10]
- Owned by: Greece[11]
- Architectural style: Doric order[12], peripteral[13]
- Made from material: Pentelic marble[14]
- Location: Athens[15]
- Part of: Acropolis of Athens[16]
- Commons category: Parthenon[17]
- Inception: 500 BC[18]
- Significant event: explosion[19]
- Dedicated to: Athena[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Parthenon[21]
- Commons gallery: Parthenon[22]
- Described at URL: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/eh251.jsp?obj_id=912[23]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], Pauly–Wissowa[29]
- Heritage designation: archaeological site in Greece[30], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[31]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[32]
- Native label: Παρθενών[33]
- Different from: Pantheon[34]
- Length: 69.61 m[35], 69.5 m[36]
- Height: 13.72 m[37]
- Width: 30.8 m[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Parthenon include Parthenon Chalkoutsa[39], an association football club[40], in Cyprus[41], founded in 1971[42], headquartered in Chalkoutsa[43].
Why It Matters
Parthenon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Parthenon is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Parthenon include Parthenon Chalkoutsa[39], an association football club[40], in Cyprus[41], founded in 1971[42], headquartered in Chalkoutsa[43].