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Temple of Zeus, Olympia
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The Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed
Wilhelm Lübke's illustration of the temple as it might have looked in the fifth century BC
Wilhelm Lübke's illustration of the temple as it might have looked in the fifth century BC
Pedimental sculptures in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Pedimental sculptures in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Detail of a metope from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, featuring Heracles and the Cretan bull (Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece)
Detail of a metope from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, featuring Heracles and the Cretan bull (Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece)
Artist's reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Artist's reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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
Temple of Zeus, Olympia
…and the Western sculpture was carved by Alcamenes. The metopes from the temple depict the twelve labours of Heracles. The temple housed the renowned Statue of Zeus, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue was approximately 13 m (43 ft) high, and was…
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)
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)