Base of Nike of Paionios
Base of Nike of Paionios is a monument in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Base of Nike of Paionios is situated nearby to the ruins Roman Gate, as well as near Bouleuterion.Photo: Pan.stathopoulos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument base at Olympia
- Also known as: “Base of the Nike of Paionios”
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.
Temple of Zeus
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Temple of Zeus was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order.
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.
Base of Nike of Paionios
- Categories: pedestal, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.63784° or 37° 38′ 16″ northLongitude
21.63108° or 21° 37′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G93JJQJ+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 5415955645OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q38282029
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Base of Nike of Paionios” goes by many names.
- German: “Basis der Nike des Paionios”
- Greek: “Βάθρο της Νίκης του Παιωνίου”
- Greek: “Βάση της Νίκης του Παιωνίου”
- Italian: “Nike di Peonio di Mende”
- Russian: “постамент ники пеонии”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roman Gate and Bouleuterion.
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