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

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