Altis sacred precinct

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archaeological site feature religious sanctuary sacred precinct

The Altis sacred precinct is the central sanctuary area at ancient Olympia that housed major temples, altars, and religious monuments dedicated primarily to Zeus and other Olympian gods.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Altis at Olympia 2
Altis of Olympia 2
Altis sacred grove 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site feature ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ
sacred precinct ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo ritually pure participants during ceremonies ⓘ
adjacentTo Hippodrome of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: hippodrome of Olympia

Stadium of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: stadium of Olympia
associatedWithEvent Olympic Games ⓘ
surface form: ancient Olympic Games
centralFeatureOf Olympia, Greece ⓘ
surface form: ancient Olympia
country Greece ⓘ
culturalContext Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
Panhellenic sanctuaries ⓘ
dedicatedTo Hera ⓘ
Olympian gods ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute ⓘ
excavationStart 1875 ⓘ
function central sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
hasPart altar of Hera at Olympia ⓘ
surface form: Altars at Olympia

Metroon of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: Metroön at Olympia

Oikoi (votive buildings) ⓘ
Pelopion ⓘ
Philippeion ⓘ
Prytaneion of Olympia ⓘ
Sacred olive tree of Zeus ⓘ
Statues and votive offerings ⓘ
Temple of Hera at Olympia ⓘ
Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: Treasuries of Greek city-states at Olympia
locatedIn Greece ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
notableStructure chryselephantine statue of Zeus (formerly housed in Temple of Zeus) ⓘ
partOf sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
timePeriod Archaic Greece ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1989 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Archaeological Site of Olympia World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedFor Olympic festival ceremonies ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
sacrifices ⓘ
votive dedications ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bouleuterion of Olympia → adjacentTo → Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altis of Olympia
Echo Stoa → formsBoundaryOf → Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altis at Olympia
Archaeological site of Olympia → hasPart → Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
Olympia → hasStructure → Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altis sacred grove
Olympia, Greece → hasStructure → Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altis sacred grove
Philippeion → inSanctuary → Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altis at Olympia
Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus → locatedNear → Altis sacred precinct ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altis of Olympia