Archaeological Museum of Olympia

The Archaeological Museum of Olympia is one of the principal museums of , located in . It is overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and, as of 2009, is directed by Georgia Xatzi.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: archaeological museum in Archaia Olympia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Archaeological Museum Olympia”, “Olympia archaeological museum”, and “Olympia Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

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is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in , . This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.

Work of art
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The was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of , and erected in the there. is situated 570 metres south of Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.

Town
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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in on the peninsula in , famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , Elis, . It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.

Village
Ancient or , sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of on the northwest corner of the in southern .

Archaeological Museum of Olympia

Latitude
37.64309° or 37° 38′ 35″ north
Longitude
21.62989° or 21° 37′ 48″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8G93JJVH+6X
Geo­Names ID
11809153
Wiki­data ID
Q637038
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Archaeological Museum of Olympia” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Օլիմպիայի հնագիտական թանգարան”
  • Bulgarian: “Археологически музей в Олимпия”
  • Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic d’Olímpia”
  • Chinese: “奥林匹亚考古博物馆”
  • Chinese: “奧林匹亞考古博物館”
  • Dutch: “Archaeologisch Museum van Olympia”
  • Esperanto: “Arkeologia Muzeo de Olimpio”
  • Finnish: “Olympian arkeologinen museo”
  • French: “musée archéologique d’Olympie”
  • French: “Musée archéologique d’Olympie”
  • German: “Archäologisches Museum Olympia”
  • Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Ολυμπίας”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הארכאולוגי של אולימפיה”
  • Italian: “museo archeologico di Olimpia”
  • Italian: “Museo archeologico di Olimpia”
  • Japanese: “オリンピア考古学博物館”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Archeologiczne w Olimpii”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Olímpia”
  • Russian: “Археологический музей Олимпии”
  • Serbian: “Arheološki muzej u Olimpiji”
  • Serbian: “Археолошки музеј (Олимпија)”
  • Serbian: “Археолошки музеј Олимпија”
  • Serbian: “Археолошки музеј у Олимпији”
  • Serbian: “Олимпијски археолошки музеј”
  • Spanish: “Museo Arqueologico de Olimpia”
  • Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Olimpia”
  • Ukrainian: “Археологічний музей Олімпії”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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