Statue of Zeus

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

Temple of Zeus at Olympia: The Great Doric Temple and Its Lost Wonder

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The re-erected column of the Temple of Zeus at Ancient Olympia standing among the ruins

The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was the largest and most important temple of the sanctuary, the greatest Doric temple in the Peloponnese and the setting for one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Built in the fifth century BC to honour Zeus, it housed the colossal gold-and-ivory statue of the god by … Read more