Drouva Forest Theatre
Drouva Forest Theatre is a theater building in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Drouva Forest Theatre is situated nearby to the public building Ephorate Of Antiquities of Ilia - Administration Offices, as well as near Olympia Town Hall.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 1 km southeast of Drouva Forest Theatre.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity
Museum
Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity is situated 310 metres east of Drouva Forest Theatre.
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. Archaia Pisa is situated 3 km east of Drouva Forest Theatre.
Drouva Forest Theatre
- Type: Theater building
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64138° or 37° 38′ 29″ northLongitude
21.622° or 21° 37′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8G93JJRC+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 527367858OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Drouva Forest Theatre” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Θέατρο Δάσους Δρούβα”
- Russian: “Лесной театр Друва”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ephorate Of Antiquities of Ilia - Administration Offices and Olympia Town Hall.
Nearby Places
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