Temple of Olympian Zeus

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal temple in the centre of , now in ruins. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM–6:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Greek temple in Athens
  • Also known as: “Columns of the Olympian Zeus”, “Hram Olimpskog Zevsa”, “Hram Zevsa Olimpskog”, “Olimpejon”, “Olimpièon”, “Olympieion”, “Olympion”, “Stebri olimpskega Zevsa”, “Tempio di Giove Olimpio”, “Tempio di Zeus Olimpico”, “Tempio di Zeus Olimpo”, “temple de Zeus olympien”, “Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens”, “Templo de Zeus Olimpico”, “Zeus templet”, “Zeustemplet”, “Ναός Ολυμπίου Διός”, “Ναὸς τοῦ Ὀλυμπίου Διός”, “Ολυμπιείο”, “Ολυμπίειο”, “Στήλες του Ολυμπίου Διός”, “Στύλοι του Ολυμπίου Διός”, “Алімпіён”, “Зевса Олимпийского храм”, “Олімпейон”, and “معبدزيوس الأولمبي، أثينا”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Parthenon and Arch of Hadrian.

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The is a former temple on the… is situated 620 metres northwest of Temple of Olympian Zeus.

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The , most commonly known in Greek… is situated 130 metres northwest of Temple of Olympian Zeus.

Museum
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The is an archaeological museum… is situated 410 metres west of Temple of Olympian Zeus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makrygianni and Plaka.

Neighborhood
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or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of , .

Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of …

Neighborhood
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is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center…

Temple of Olympian Zeus

Latitude
37.96937° or 37° 58′ 10″ north
Longitude
23.73309° or 23° 43′ 59″ east
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8G95XP9M+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 63765671
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6947712
Wiki­data ID
Q1123019
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Waray—“Temple of Olympian Zeus” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ὀλυμπιεῖον”
  • Arabic: “معبد زيوس الأولمبي، أثينا”
  • Armenian: “Օլիմպիական Զևսի տաճար”
  • Bashkir: “Олимпия Зевсы ҡорамы”
  • Basque: “Zeusen tenplua”
  • Belarusian: “храм Зеўса Алімпійскага”
  • Belarusian: “храм Зэўса Алімпійскага”
  • Bengali: “অলিম্পিয়ান জিউস মন্দির, এথেন্স”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Zeus Olímpic”
  • Chinese: “奥林匹亚宙斯神庙”
  • Chinese: “奧林匹亞宙斯神廟”
  • Czech: “Chrám Dia Olympského”
  • Danish: “Templet for den Olympiske Zeus”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van de Olympische Zeus”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Olimpia Zeŭso”
  • Finnish: “Olympoksen Zeuksen temppeli”
  • French: “Olympiéion”
  • French: “Temple de Zeus olympien”
  • Georgian: “ზევსის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Olympieion”
  • German: “Tempel des Olympischen Zeus”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός”
  • Hebrew: “אולימפיאיון”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Zeus Olimpio”
  • Japanese: “ゼウス神殿”
  • Korean: “올림피아 제우스 신전”
  • Latin: “Templum Iovis Olympii”
  • Latvian: “Olimpiskā Zeva templis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Templet for den Olympiske Zeus”
  • Norwegian: “Templet for den Olympiske Zeus”
  • Papiamento: “Tèmpel di Zeus Olimpiko”
  • Persian: “معبد زئوس”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Zeusa Olimpijskiego w Atenach”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Zeus Olímpico”
  • Russian: “Олимпейон”
  • Russian: “Храм Зевса Олимпийского”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Olimpskog Zeusa”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Zeusa Olimpskog”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Dia Olympského”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj olimpskega Zevsa”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Zeus Olímpico”
  • Swedish: “Zeus Olympos tempel i Aten”
  • Turkish: “Olimpos Zeus Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Зевса Олімпійського”
  • Urdu: “اولمپین زیوس کا مندر، ایتھنز”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Templo ni Zeus Olympiano”

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