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ID: 700002859
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002859
Record Type: Built Work
Temple of Artemis (temple (building); first built by Croesus, King of Lydia (Lydian king, died ca....; firsy built ca. 550 BCE, rebui...)
Titles:
Temple of Artemis (preferred,C,U,English,,N)
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (C,U,English,,)
Artemision (C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Artemiseum (C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Temple of Diana at Ephesus (C,U,undetermined,,)
Temple of Diana at Ephesus (former built work) (C,U,undetermined,,)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
temple (building) [300007595] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

Classifications:
architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: firsy built ca. 550 BCE, rebuilt 356 BCE, completely destroyed by Goths 262 BCE

Creator Display:
first built by Croesus, King of Lydia (Lydian king, died ca. 546 BCE) [preferred,VP]
patron Croesus, King of Lydia (Lydian king, died ca. 546 BCE) [500354817]
architect unknown Ancient Greek (Ancient Greek cultural designation) [500202840]
Locations:
Other: Destroyed: Ephesus [7002499] İzmir (province), Turkey (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: marble
marble (rock) [300011443]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: 110 x 55 metres
Cultures:
Ancient Greek (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Ionian (culture or style) [300386027] (preferred,N/A)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

General Subject:
architecture (preferred,isness)
religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:
Artemis [901000323]
.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)
Diana [901000118]
.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Built Works
.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures
Sources and Contributors:
Temple of Artemis........ [VP]
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Temple of Artmeis," accessed 21 June 2016
........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 91004849; accessed 21 June 2016
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus........ [VP]
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Artemision........ [VP]
........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Artemiseum........ [VP]
........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Temple of Diana at Ephesus........ [VP]
........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Temple of Diana at Ephesus (former built work)........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Temple of Artmeis," accessed 21 June 2016
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