Unesco Archaeological Site of Olympia - Official
Unesco Archaeological Site of Olympia - Official is an archaeological site in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Unesco Archaeological Site of Olympia - Official is situated nearby to Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity, as well as near the work of art Statue of Zeus at Olympia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 370 metres southeast of Unesco Archaeological Site of Olympia - Official.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity
Museum
Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity is situated 180 metres northwest of Unesco Archaeological Site of Olympia - Official.
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.
Unesco Archaeological Site of Olympia - Official
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.6404° or 37° 38′ 25″ northLongitude
21.6274° or 21° 37′ 39″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8G93JJRG+5XGeoNames ID
11809167
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