South Stoa

South Stoa is a ruins in , , . South Stoa is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: stoa in Olympia
  • Also known as: “Stoa Sur (Olimpia)” and “Νότια Στοά, Αρχαία Ολυμπία”
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

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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 110 metres northwest of South Stoa.

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 110 metres northwest of South Stoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Archaia Pisa.

Town
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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in on the peninsula in , famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

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 .

Village
is a village in the municipality of , Elis, . It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.

South Stoa

Latitude
37.63703° or 37° 38′ 13″ north
Longitude
21.63085° or 21° 37′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G93JJPJ+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146770899
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q25535925
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Spanish—“South Stoa” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Etelästoa”
  • German: “Südliche Stoa”
  • Greek: “Νότια Στοά αρχαίας Ολυμπίας”
  • Greek: “Νότια Στοά Ολυμπίας”
  • Greek: “Νότια Στοά”
  • Italian: “Stoa meridionale”
  • Italian: “Stoà sud”
  • Russian: “южная колоннада”
  • Spanish: “Estoa Sur (Olimpia)”
  • Spanish: “Estoa Sur”

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Highlights include Bouleuterion and South Baths.

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