Philippeion

The Philippeion in the Altis of was a tholos made of in limestone and marble. Originally, it contained chryselephantine statues of the family of Philip II, including himself, his son Alexander the Great, one of his wives Olympias, his father Amyntas III, and his mother Eurydice I.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 120 metres southeast of Philippeion.

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 120 metres southeast of Philippeion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.

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

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 .

Philippeion

Latitude
37.63871° or 37° 38′ 19″ north
Longitude
21.62934° or 21° 37′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G93JJQH+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146770946
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3396766
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Philippeion” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Փիլիպեոն”
  • Catalan: “Filipèion”
  • Catalan: “Filipeu”
  • Chinese: “腓力的圓形神廟”
  • Chinese: “腓力神廟”
  • Finnish: “Filippeion”
  • French: “Philippéion”
  • German: “Philippeion”
  • Greek: “Φιλιππείο”
  • Greek: “Φιλίππειον”
  • Indonesian: “Filipeion”
  • Italian: “Filippeion”
  • Italian: “Philippeion”
  • Japanese: “フィリペイオン”
  • Macedonian: “Филипион”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Filippeion”
  • Norwegian: “Filippeion”
  • Polish: “Filipejon w Olimpii”
  • Russian: “Филипеон”
  • Russian: “Филиппейон”
  • Spanish: “Filipeo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Prytaneion and Propilei.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Δώρο αγιασμού από τους Ηλείους and Δώρο αγιασμού από τους Αχαιούς.

Elis: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Olympia and Zacharo.

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