Olmec colossal heads
The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres. The heads date from at least 900 BCE and are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.
- Work of art
- …is a sculpture
- Description: stone representations of human heads from the Olmec civilization
- Also known as“las cabezas colosales de la civilizacion olmeca”“Olmec Colossal Heads (17 known examples)”“Olmec Head”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Field Museum of Natural History and Soldier Field.
The Field Museum of Natural History
The Field Museum of Natural History… The Field Museum of Natural History is situated 470 feet southwest of Olmec colossal heads.
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Soldier Field is situated 1,700 feet south of Olmec colossal heads.
Man with Fish
Man with Fish is an outdoor fountain and sculpture…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Museum Campus and South Loop.
Museum Campus
Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago along Lake Michigan.
South Loop
South Loop is a Chicago neighborhood south of the Loop.
Dearborn Park
Neighborhood
Dearborn Park is a residential Chicago neighborhood in South Loop.
Olmec colossal heads
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Latitude
41.86715° or 41° 52′ 2″ north
Longitude
-87.61572° or 87° 36′ 57″ west
Open location code
86HJV98M+VP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Olmec colossal heads” goes by many names.
colossaAfrikaans
رؤوس الأولمك الضخمةArabic
Гіганцкія каменныя галовы альмекаўBelarusian
Caps colossals olmequesCatalan
奥尔梅克巨型头颅Chinese
奧爾梅克巨型頭顱Chinese
奧爾梅克巨大頭Chinese
奧爾梅克巨石頭像Chinese
olmécká obrovitá hlavaCzech
Olmekaj kolosaj kapojEsperanto
פסלי הראש הענקיים של העם האולמקיHebrew
Kepala-kepala raksasa OlmekIndonesian
Teste colossali olmecheItalian
巨石人頭像Japanese
올멕 거대 두상Korean
سرهای اولمکPersian
Гигантские каменные головы ольмековRussian
kolosalne glave OlmekovSlovenian
olmeška kolosalna glavaSlovenian
Колосальні кам’яні голови ольмеківUkrainian
KikeVenetian
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