Typaion

Typaion is a cliff in , , . Typaion is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .
  • Type: Cliff
  • Description: mountain of Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as: “Mount Typaion”, “Typaeum”, “Typaio”, “Typaion Mt.”, and “Typeo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in , . 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.

Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of , and erected in the there. is situated 2½ km west of Typaion.

Ruins
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The was an ancient Greek temple in , 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. is situated 2½ km west of Typaion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Archaia Pisa and Ancient Olympia.

Village
Ancient or , sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of on the northwest corner of the in southern .

Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in on the peninsula in , famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. is situated 3½ km northwest of Typaion.

Village
Photo: Choliamb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, . The community includes the village Nea . is located in the hills south of the river . is situated 3½ km southeast of Typaion.

Typaion

Latitude
37.62928° or 37° 37′ 45″ north
Longitude
21.65906° or 21° 39′ 33″ east
Open location code
8G93JMH5+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9866818880
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cliff
Wiki­data ID
Q15205657
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Russian—“Typaion” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Τύπαιον”
  • French: “rocher du Typaion”
  • French: “Rocher du Typaion”
  • German: “Typaion”
  • Greek: “Τυπαίο όρος”
  • Greek: “Τύπαιον”
  • Ladin: “Typaion Mt.”
  • Russian: “Тинай”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Frankonisi and Roman aqueduct.

Nearby Places

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