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Olympia, Greece
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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. The site was a major Panhellenic religi
View of the Palestra, a center for wrestling
View of the Palestra, a center for wrestling
The archaeological site showing the stadium, the temple of Hera, the temple of Zeus. The line of trees, upper right, border a road to the north of the
The archaeological site showing the stadium, the temple of Hera, the temple of Zeus. The line of trees, upper right, border a road to the north of the Alfeios. Geologically the site is terraced into the gentle north slope of the Alfeios valley visible in the background.
Peribolos wall remains seen in the foreground from the south against the backdrop of the Temple of Hera
Peribolos wall remains seen in the foreground from the south against the backdrop of the Temple of Hera
Crypt (arched way to the stadium)
Crypt (arched way to the stadium)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus ther
Olympia, Greece
…Pheidias, the gymnasion, and the Leonidaion lie to the west. Olympia was also known for the gigantic chryselephantine (ivory and gold on a wooden frame) statue of Zeus that was the cult image in his temple, sculpted by Pheidias, which was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Antipater of Sidon. Very…
Drawing of a reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus by Quatremère de Quincy (1815)
Drawing of a reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus by Quatremère de Quincy (1815)
An artist's reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus
An artist's reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus
Drawing from the 1572 Octo Mundi Miracula, the earliest known representation of the statue in modern times. The engraving was made by Philippe Galle,
Drawing from the 1572 Octo Mundi Miracula, the earliest known representation of the statue in modern times. The engraving was made by Philippe Galle, from a drawing by Maarten van Heemskerck
Drawings of the reverses of two Roman Provincial coins from Elis minted by Hadrian depicting the Statue of Zeus (Nordisk familjebok)
Drawings of the reverses of two Roman Provincial coins from Elis minted by Hadrian depicting the Statue of Zeus (Nordisk familjebok)