Typaion
Typaion is a cliff in Andritsaina-Krestena, Elis, West Greece. Typaion is situated nearby to the village Archaia Pisa, as well as near the town Ancient Olympia.- 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.
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 2½ km west of Typaion.
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. Temple of Zeus is situated 2½ km west of Typaion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Archaia Pisa and Ancient 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.
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. Ancient Olympia is situated 3½ km northwest of Typaion.
Skillountia
Village
Skillountia is a small village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Nea Skillountia. Skillountia is located in the hills south of the river Alfeios. Skillountia is situated 3½ km southeast of Typaion.
Typaion
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Andritsaina-Krestena, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.62928° or 37° 37′ 45″ northLongitude
21.65906° or 21° 39′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8G93JMH5+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9866818880OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffWikidata 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.
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