Pheidias

The Workshop of Pheidias at Olympia: Where a Wonder Was Made

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The Workshop of Pheidias at Ancient Olympia, where the Statue of Zeus was made and later a Christian basilica

The Workshop of Pheidias at Ancient Olympia is one of the most remarkable buildings on the site, for it is where the sculptor Pheidias created the colossal gold-and-ivory Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Standing just west of the sacred Altis, directly opposite the Temple of Zeus, the workshop … Read more

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: The Lost Wonder of the Ancient World

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A reconstruction of the gold-and-ivory Statue of Zeus at Olympia enthroned in the temple

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, a colossal image of the king of the gods that towered inside the Temple of Zeus for centuries. Made of gold and ivory over a wooden core by the sculptor Pheidias, the greatest artist of ancient Greece, it showed … Read more