Altar of Hera
Altar of Hera is a ruins in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Altar of Hera is situated nearby to the ruins Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus, as well as near Prehistoric building.Photo: Micettonero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: altar in ancient Olympia, Greece
- Also known as: “Altar of Hera at Olympia”
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 100 metres south of Altar of Hera.
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 100 metres south of Altar of Hera.
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.
Altar of Hera
- Categories: altar, building, and historic site
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.63886° or 37° 38′ 20″ northLongitude
21.63034° or 21° 37′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8G93JJQJ+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 146770774OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q23869505
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Russian—“Altar of Hera” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Heran alttari”
- German: “Altar der Hera in Olympia”
- German: “Heraaltar”
- Greek: “Βωμός Ήρας”
- Greek: “Βωμός της Ήρας στην Ολυμπία”
- Italian: “altare di Era”
- Russian: “алтарь Геры”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Altar of Great Mother and Prehistoric building.
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