Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae

ancient temple in Peloponnese, Greece
Place archaeological_site Q38278862
Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae
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Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae

Summary

Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae is located in Oichalia Municipality[3].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae is located in Phigalia[4].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae is in the country of Greece[5].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's instance of is recorded as ancient Greek temple[7].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's instance of is recorded as ruins[8].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's architect is recorded as Ictinus[9].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's architectural style is recorded as ancient Greek architecture[10].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae took place at Bassae[11].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's Commons category is recorded as Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae[12].
  • 420 BC marks the founding of Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae[13].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.429655, 'lon': 21.900387}[14].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's dedicated to is recorded as Apollo[15].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's described at URL is recorded as http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=1142[16].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece[19].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[20].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ναός Επικούριου Απόλλωνα'}[21].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's different from is recorded as Bassae[22].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae dates from the Ancient Greece[23].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's culture is recorded as Ancient Greece[24].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)[25].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[26].
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[27].

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Geography

Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae is in the country of Greece[5]. Located in include Oichalia Municipality[3], a municipality of Greece[28], in Greece[29], headquartered in Meligalas[30] and Phigalia[4], an ancient city[31], in Greece[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6], ancient Greek temple[7], and ruins[8]. Heritage statuses include archaeological site in Greece[19] and World Heritage Site[20].

History and Context

420 BC marks the founding of Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae[13].

Why It Matters

Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae ranks in the top 9% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . odysseus.culture.gr. odysseus.culture.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . odysseus.culture.gr. odysseus.culture.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World heritage criteria (i), (ii), (iii)
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    Instance of archaeological site, ancient Greek temple, ruins
    Heritage designation archaeological site in Greece, World Heritage Site
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