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 Athens, now in ruins. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (260 feet)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM–6:30 PM
- Description: ancient Greek temple in Athens
- Also known as“Columns of the Olympian Zeus”“Olympieion”“Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens”
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
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Latitude
37.96937° or 37° 58′ 10″ north
Longitude
23.73309° or 23° 43′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G95XP9M+P6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Waray—“Temple of Olympian Zeus” goes by many names.
Ναὸς τοῦ Ὀλυμπίου ΔιόςAncient Greek (to 1453)
ὈλυμπιεῖονAncient Greek (to 1453)
معبد زيوس الأولمبي، أثيناArabic
Օլիմպիական Զևսի տաճարArmenian
Олимпия Зевсы ҡорамыBashkir
Zeusen tenpluaBasque
АлімпіёнBelarusian
храм Зеўса АлімпійскагаBelarusian
храм Зэўса АлімпійскагаBelarusian
অলিম্পিয়ান জিউস মন্দির, এথেন্সBengali
OlimpièonCatalan
Temple de Zeus OlímpicCatalan
奥林匹亚宙斯神庙Chinese
奧林匹亞宙斯神廟Chinese
Chrám Dia OlympskéhoCzech
Templet for den Olympiske ZeusDanish
Zeus templetDanish
Tempel van de Olympische ZeusDutch
Templo de Olimpia ZeŭsoEsperanto
Olympoksen Zeuksen temppeliFinnish
ზევსის ტაძარიGeorgian
Ναός Ολυμπίου ΔιόςGreek
Ναός του Ολυμπίου ΔιόςGreek
ΟλυμπιείοGreek
Στήλες του Ολυμπίου ΔιόςGreek
Στύλοι του Ολυμπίου ΔιόςGreek
אולימפיאיוןHebrew
OlympieionItalian
Tempio di Giove OlimpioItalian
Tempio di Zeus OlimpicoItalian
Tempio di Zeus OlimpioItalian
Tempio di Zeus OlimpoItalian
ゼウス神殿Japanese
올림피아 제우스 신전Korean
Templum Iovis OlympiiLatin
Olimpiskā Zeva templisLatvian
Templet for den Olympiske ZeusNorwegian
Templet for den Olympiske ZeusNorwegian Bokmål
ZeustempletNorwegian Bokmål
Tèmpel di Zeus OlimpikoPapiamento
معبد زئوسPersian
Świątynia Zeusa Olimpijskiego w AtenachPolish
Зевса Олимпийского храмRussian
ОлимпейонRussian
Храм Зевса ОлимпийскогоRussian
Hram Olimpskog ZeusaSerbo-Croatian
Hram Olimpskog ZevsaSerbo-Croatian
Hram Zeusa OlimpskogSerbo-Croatian
Hram Zevsa OlimpskogSerbo-Croatian
Chrám Dia OlympskéhoSlovak
OlimpejonSlovenian
Stebri olimpskega ZevsaSlovenian
Tempelj olimpskega ZevsaSlovenian
Zeus Olympos tempel i AtenSwedish
Olimpos Zeus TapınağıTurkish
ОлімпейонUkrainian
Храм Зевса ОлімпійськогоUkrainian
اولمپین زیوس کا مندر، ایتھنزUrdu
Templo ni Zeus OlympianoWaray (Philippines)
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