Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape' has mentioned 'Altar' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Parts of the temple of Athena, as well as the walls and foundations of the altar in the sanctuary of Demeter go back to the fourth century. | WIKI |
| It is not clear who connected these fragments with the Great Altar in Pergamon mentioned by Lucius Ampelius. | WIKI |
| [40] However, when the archaeologist Alexander Conze took over direction of the department of ancient sculpture at the Royal Museums of Berlin, he quickly initiated a programme for the excavation and protection of the monuments connected to the sculpture, which were widely suspected to include the Great Altar. | WIKI |
| [52] Its character became much more spectacular and focussed on the two new structures looming over it, especially the altar which was visible on its terrace from below since the usual stoa surrounding it was omitted from the design. | WIKI |
| The most famous structure from the city is the monumental altar, which was probably dedicated to Zeus and Athena. | WIKI |
| For the altar's construction, the required flat area was skillfully created through terracing, in order to allow it to be oriented in relation to the neighbouring Temple of Athena. | WIKI |
| The base of the altar measured around 36 x 33 metres and was decorated on the outside with a detailed depiction in high relief of the Gigantomachy, the battle between the Olympian gods and the Giants. | WIKI |
| About 9.5 metres in front of the east-facing building, there was an altar, which was 7 metres long and 2.3 metres wide. | WIKI |
| The temple and the altar were built for Demeter by Philetaerus, his brother Eumenes, and their mother Boa. | WIKI |