German Archaeological Institute - Olympia
German Archaeological Institute - Olympia is a building in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. German Archaeological Institute - Olympia is situated nearby to the archaeological site Sanctuary of Eileithyia, as well as near the park Olympic Botanical Garden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 570 metres south of German Archaeological Institute - Olympia.
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
Pisa is a village situated 2.15 kilometres to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus peninsula. Currently it is not politically independent but it is a community of the municipality of Ancient Olympia, in the regional unit of Elis.
German Archaeological Institute - Olympia
- Type: Research
- Categories: building, office, and education
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64308° or 37° 38′ 35″ northLongitude
21.63088° or 21° 37′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G93JJVJ+69OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
“German Archaeological Institute - Olympia” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Γερμανικό Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο - Ολυμπία”
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