Palaestra of Olympia
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The Palaestra of Olympia is an ancient Greek training ground at the sanctuary of Olympia, where athletes, especially wrestlers, prepared and practiced for the Olympic Games.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek palaestra
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archaeological site ⓘ sports training facility ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Gymnasion of Olympia ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hellenistic architecture ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | training of Olympic athletes ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| excavationBeganIn | 1875 ⓘ |
| function |
instruction in athletic techniques
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place for physical exercise ⓘ social gathering place for athletes ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDimensions | 66 meters per side ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Doric columns
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bathing rooms ⓘ central open courtyard ⓘ changing rooms ⓘ dust or sand areas for wrestling ⓘ oil storage rooms ⓘ porticoes on all four sides ⓘ rooms around the courtyard ⓘ rooms for trainers and officials ⓘ surrounding colonnades ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Archaeological Site of Olympia UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
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Greece ⓘ Olympia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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lime plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| near |
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
ⓘ
stadium of Olympia ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
sanctuary of Olympia
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Games complex at Olympia
gymnastic complex of Olympia ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
sanctuary of Olympia
ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
|
| shape | square plan ⓘ |
| significance | important example of ancient Greek athletic architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
athletic training
ⓘ
boxing practice ⓘ pankration training ⓘ preparation for Olympic Games ⓘ wrestling practice ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Olympia