Archaeological Museum of Olympia
The Archaeological Museum of Olympia is one of the principal museums of Greece, located in Olympia. It is overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and, as of 2009, is directed by Georgia Xatzi.Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: archaeological museum in Archaia Olympia, Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological Museum Olympia” and “Olympia archaeological museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. 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.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Statue of Zeus at Olympia is situated 570 metres south of Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Archaia Pisa
Village
Pisa is a village situated 2.15 kilometres to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus peninsula. Currently it is not politically independent but it is a community of the municipality of Ancient Olympia, in the regional unit of Elis.
Archaeological Museum of Olympia
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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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”
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