Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity is an archaeological site in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity is situated nearby to Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity, as well as near the town Ancient Olympia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympia and Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity.
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 560 metres southeast of Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity.
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
Ancient or Archaia Pisa, sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of Ancient or Archaia Olympia on the northwest corner of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. Archaia Pisa is situated 2½ km east of Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64106° or 37° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
21.6253° or 21° 37′ 31″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8G93JJRG+C4GeoNames ID
11809186
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