Roman Gate

Roman Gate is a ruins in , , . Roman Gate is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the monument .

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 west of Roman Gate.

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 100 metres west of Roman Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Archaia Pisa.

Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Roman Gate

Latitude
37.63762° or 37° 38′ 15″ north
Longitude
21.63139° or 21° 37′ 53″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 146770932
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Roman Gate” goes by many names.
  • German: “Römisches Tor”
  • Greek: “Ρωμαϊκή πύλη”
  • Russian: “Римские ворота”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South-east Building and Base of Nike of Paionios.

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