Leonidaion Thermae
Leonidaion Thermae is a ruins in Missolonghi, West Central Greece, West Greece. Leonidaion Thermae is situated nearby to the ruins SW Building, as well as near Οίκος Φαιδρυντών.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: Roman bath complex at the Olympia Zeus Sanctuary
- Also known as: “Leonidaion baths” and “Olympia South baths”
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 200 metres northeast of Leonidaion Thermae.
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 200 metres northeast of Leonidaion Thermae.
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
Pisa is a village situated 2.15 kilometres to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus peninsula. Currently it is not politically independent but it is a community of the municipality of Ancient Olympia, in the regional unit of Elis.
Leonidaion Thermae
- Categories: thermae, ancient Roman structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Missolonghi, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.63653° or 37° 38′ 12″ northLongitude
21.62881° or 21° 37′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8G93JJPH+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 146770991OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q23869519
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Russian—“Leonidaion Thermae” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Eteläinen kylpylä”
- German: “Leonidaion-Thermen”
- Greek: “Θέρμες Λεονιδαίου”
- Greek: “Θέρμες Λεωνιδαίου”
- Russian: “термы им. Леонида”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SW Building and Οίκος Φαιδρυντών.
Nearby Places
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