Temple of Zeus
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The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek Doric temple renowned for housing the colossal Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Zeus at Olympia | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doric temple
ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architect | Libon of Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Doric order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ancient Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnder | Pausanias of Sparta (as victor commemorations context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| columnOrder | Doric ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 456 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 470 BC ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Panhellenic sanctuary
ⓘ
masterpiece of Classical Doric architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | earthquakes ⓘ |
| destructionPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| eastPedimentDepicts | chariot race between Pelops and Oenomaus ⓘ |
| famousFor | housing the Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ⓘ |
| function | major sanctuary of Zeus ⓘ |
| hasAltisContext | central monument in the sacred grove of Olympia ⓘ |
| hasColumnDrums | re-erected column on site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cella
ⓘ
opisthodomos ⓘ pronaos ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| hasSculptorOfPediments | workshop of Paionios and Alkamenes (attributed) ⓘ |
| housed | Statue of Zeus at Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 64 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| material |
local limestone
ⓘ
stucco coating ⓘ |
| metopesDepict | Labours of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Temple of Hera at Olympia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stadium of Olympia ⓘ |
| peristyleColumnsOnLongSide | 13 ⓘ |
| peristyleColumnsOnShortSide | 6 ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | marble tiles ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf | Archaeological Site of Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| westPedimentDepicts | battle of Lapiths and Centaurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 27 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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