Prytaneion
Prytaneion is a ruins in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Prytaneion is situated nearby to the ruins Kronion Thermae, as well as near Philippeion.Photo: Projethomere, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 150 metres southeast of Prytaneion.
Temple of Hera
Ruins
Photo: Jedudedek, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Temple of Hera, or Heraion, is an ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek gods. It is the oldest temple at Olympia and one of the most venerable in all of Greece.
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.
Prytaneion
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Prytaneion of Olympia”
- Categories: archaeological site, prytaneion, building, and historic site
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.63913° or 37° 38′ 21″ northLongitude
21.62938° or 21° 37′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G93JJQH+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 146770927OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q23889050
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Prytaneion” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Prytaneion”
- German: “Prytaneum”
- Greek: “Πρυτανείο Αρχαίας Ολυμπίας”
- Greek: “Πρυτανείο Ολυμπίας”
- Greek: “Πρυτανείον”
- Italian: “Pritaneo di Olimpia”
- Italian: “Pritaneo”
- Polish: “Prytanejon (Olimpia)”
- Polish: “Prytanejon”
- Russian: “пританей”
- Spanish: “Pritaneo de Olimpia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kronion Thermae and Propilei.
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