Gymnasion of Olympia

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The Gymnasion of Olympia is an ancient Greek athletic training complex where competitors prepared for events in the Olympic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek gymnasion
archaeological site
athletic training facility
architecturalStyle ancient Greek architecture
associatedWithCulture ancient Greece
associatedWithEvent ancient Olympic Games
category Ancient Greek sports venues
Buildings and structures in ancient Olympia
Gymnasia in ancient Greece
country Greece
currentCondition ruins
dedicatedTo athletic training in honor of Zeus
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute
surface form: German Archaeological Institute at Athens
function training place for athletes
hasColonnadeOrder Doric order
hasPart colonnades
peristyle courtyard
running track
training rooms
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Olympia"
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Elis
Greece
Olympia
Peloponnese
materialUsed limestone
stone
nearbyStructure Palaestra of Olympia
Stadium of Olympia
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
openToPublic yes
partOf Panhellenic sanctuary network
sanctuary of Olympia
religiousContext sanctuary of Olympia
surface form: sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
timePeriod Hellenistic period
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1989
usedBy Olympic competitors
male athletes
usedFor athletic training
discus training
javelin training
pentathlon training
preparation for Olympic Games
running practice
wrestling practice

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Palaestra of Olympia adjacentTo Gymnasion of Olympia
Archaeological site of Olympia hasPart Gymnasion of Olympia
sanctuary of Olympia hasPart Gymnasion of Olympia
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
Olympia hasStructure Gymnasion of Olympia
Olympia, Greece hasStructure Gymnasion of Olympia