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 ⓘ