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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric temple
ancient Greek temple
archaeological site
architect Libon of Elis
architecturalStyle Doric order
associatedWith ancient Olympic Games
linked to: Olympic Games
builtInPeriod Classical Greece
builtUnder Pausanias of Sparta (as victor commemorations context)
linked to: Pausanias of Sparta
columnOrder Doric
constructionEnd circa 456 BC
constructionStart circa 470 BC
country Greece
culturalSignificance important Panhellenic sanctuary
masterpiece of Classical Doric architecture
dedicatedTo Zeus
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
length about 64 meters
locatedIn Elis
Greece
Olympia
Peloponnese
material local limestone
stucco coating
metopesDepict Labours of Heracles
linked to: Twelve Labors
near Temple of Hera at Olympia
stadium of Olympia
peristyleColumnsOnLongSide 13
peristyleColumnsOnShortSide 6
religion ancient Greek religion
roofMaterial marble tiles
status ruins
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Archaeological Site of Olympia
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1989
westPedimentDepicts battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
linked to: Centauromachy
width about 27 meters

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Olympia archaeological site hasPart Temple of Zeus