Archaeological site of Olympia

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UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient sanctuary archaeological site

The Archaeological site of Olympia is an ancient sanctuary in the Peloponnese that was the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated to Zeus.

Aliases (7)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → ancient sanctuary → archaeological site →
abandonedAfter	abolition of pagan cults by Theodosius I →
associatedWithEvent	ancient Olympic Games →
country	Greece →
dedicatedTo	Zeus →
excavatedBy	German Archaeological Institute →
firstOlympicGamesHeld	776 BC →
hasPart	Altis sacred precinct → Baths of Olympia → Bouleuterion of Olympia → Echo Stoa → Gymnasion of Olympia → Hippodrome of Olympia → Leonidaion → Metroon of Olympia → North Stoa → Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus → Palaestra of Olympia → Philippeion → Philippeion circular building → Prytaneion of Olympia → South Stoa → Stadium of Olympia → Temple of Hera at Olympia → Temple of Zeus at Olympia → Theokoleon → Treasuries of Greek city-states → Villa of Nero at Olympia → Workshop of Pheidias →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site → archaeological site of national significance in Greece →
locatedIn	Peloponnese → Western Greece → regional unit of Elis → valley of the Alfeios River →
mainDeity	Zeus →
majorExcavationsBegan	1875 →
managedBy	Hellenic Ministry of Culture →
near	Archaeological Museum of Olympia → modern town of Olympia →
otherDeity	Hera →
periodOfFlourishing	Classical Greece →
periodOfUse	8th century BC to 4th century AD →
significance	birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games → major Panhellenic religious center →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1989 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Echo Stoa ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") → Greece → Metroon of Olympia ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") → Statue of Zeus at Olympia ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
valley of the Alfeios River ("archaeological site of Olympia") →	contains
valley of the Alfeios River ("UNESCO World Heritage context via Olympia") →	culturalHeritageStatus
Prytaneion of Olympia ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	excavationSite
Archaeological site of Olympia ("Stadium of Olympia") →	hasPart
World Heritage Sites in Greece ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	hasSite
Sanctuary of Olympia ("UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Olympia"") →	heritageDesignation
North Stoa ("part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	heritageStatus
Theokoleon ("archaeological site of Olympia") →	isPartOf
Temple of Hera at Olympia ("UNESCO World Heritage Site: Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	partOf
Bouleuterion of Olympia ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	partOfUNESCOSite
Echo Stoa ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	touristAttraction
Leonidaion ("Archaeological Site of Olympia") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageContext