Olympia

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Olympia is an ancient sanctuary in Greece renowned as a major religious center dedicated to Zeus and the original site of the Olympic Games.

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Olympia canonical 94

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient sanctuary
archaeological site
AncientGreekName Ὀλυμπία
ancientRegion Elis
country Greece
culturalSignificance center of panhellenic identity
symbol of peace during Olympic truce
dedicatedTo Zeus
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute
firstGamesTraditionallyDated 776 BC
gamesAbolishedBy Theodosius I
gamesEnded late 4th century AD
gamesFrequency every four years
gamesHeld ancient Olympic Games
hasArtwork Statue of Zeus at Olympia
chryselephantine statue of Zeus
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
hasFestivalType athletic festival
religious festival
hasMainDeity Zeus
hasStructure Altis sacred precinct
surface form: Altis sacred grove

Bouleuterion of Olympia
Echo Stoa
Gymnasion of Olympia
Hippodrome of Olympia
Kronion hill
Leonidaion
Metroon at Olympia
Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus
Palaestra of Olympia
Philippeion
Prytaneion of Olympia
Stadium of Olympia
Temple of Hera at Olympia
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
Treasuries of Greek city-states
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor original site of the Olympic Games
panhellenic athletic festival
sanctuary of Zeus
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Elis
Peloponnese
valley of the Alfeios River
Peloponnese
surface form: western Peloponnese
locatedNear Kladios River
locatedOnWatercourse Alfeios River
majorExcavationsBegan 1875
modernUse major tourist attraction in Greece
site of Olympic flame lighting ceremony
nearbyModernSettlement Archaia Olympia
partOf Panhellenic sanctuary network
surface form: Panhellenic sanctuaries

ancient Greek religious centers
religion ancient Greek religion
religiousFunction major religious center of ancient Greece
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1989
UNESCOSiteId 517

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Zeus notablePlaceOfWorship Olympia
Hermes worshipCultCenter Olympia
Echo Stoa locatedIn Olympia
Phidias associatedWithPlace Olympia
Gaia worshipPlace Olympia
Summer Olympics 1948 torchRelayFrom Olympia
subject surface form: 1948 Summer Olympics
Theokoleon locatedIn Olympia
Peloponnese contains Olympia
Leonidaion locatedIn Olympia
Hera cultCenter Olympia
Olympic Games namedAfter Olympia
Metroon of Olympia locatedIn Olympia
Philippeion locatedIn Olympia
South Stoa locatedIn Olympia
subject surface form: South Stoa (Olympia)
North Stoa locatedIn Olympia
Olympia Mancini givenName Olympia
Myrtilus associatedPlace Olympia
Elis near Olympia
Elis associatedWithSanctuary Olympia
Elis hasArchaeologicalSite Olympia
Alfeios River flowsThrough Olympia
Pyrgos locatedNear Olympia
Scillus near Olympia
Locrians hadSanctuaryAt Olympia
Heraia heldAt Olympia
Olympian gods cultCenters Olympia
Stadium of Olympia locatedIn Olympia