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The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order .
The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Ancient Greek: Ναὸς τοῦ Ὀλυμπίου Διός, Naós tou Olympíou Diós), also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal temple in the centre of Athens, now in ruins.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, (174 BC–132 AD), with the Parthenon (447–432 BC) in the background. This list of ancient Greek temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and in Hellenic towns in the Aegean Islands, Asia Minor, Sicily and Italy ("Magna Graecia"), wherever there were Greek colonies, and the ...
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, [1] made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. [citation needed]
Temple of Zeus may refer to: Greece. Temple of Zeus, Olympia; Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens; Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus, Athens; Italy. Temple of Olympian Zeus ...
The Temple of Zeus was the largest ancient Greek temple at Cyrene, Libya, and one of the largest Greek temples ever built. The original Doric octastyle peripteral temple was constructed around 500–480 BC, [1] and heavily damaged in 115 AD. Later in the century, it was partially rebuilt as a non-peripteral temple with a colossal cult statue.
Ruin of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. The canonical solution was found fairly soon by the architect Libon of Elis, who erected the Temple of Zeus at Olympia around 46. With its 6 × 13 columns or 5 × 12 intercolumniations, this temple was designed entirely rationally.
Temple of Athena Polias and Zeus Polieus; Temple of Dictaean Zeus; Temple of Zeus; Temple of Zeus Belos; Temple of Zeus Hypsistos; Temple of Zeus Salaminios; Temple of Zeus Stratios; Temple of Zeus, Cyrene; Temple of Zeus, Dion; Temple of Zeus, Dodona; Temple of Zeus, Nemea; Temple of Zeus, Olba; Temple of Zeus, Olympia; Temple of Zeus, Sagmatas