Olympia
Also known as Ολυμπία
-776
Ancient Greek
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Olympia is the sanctuary of Zeus in the western Peloponnese, where the Olympic Games were held from 776 BC to 393 AD. The sacred precinct, the Altis, lies on a flat alluvial plain between the Alpheios and Kladeos rivers, surrounded by…
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- -470--457
The Doric Temple of Zeus was built as the principal temple of the Altis, a 6-by-13 column peripteros in shell limestone with marble revetment.
- -438--430
The chryselephantine cult statue of Zeus by Pheidias was installed inside the temple and later counted among the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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- Guillaume Abel Blouet · Public domain
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- Scan by NYPL · Public domain
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