Propilei

Propilei is a ruins in , , . Propilei is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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 170 metres southeast of Propilei.

Ruins
Photo: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.

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
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 .

Propilei

Latitude
37.63895° or 37° 38′ 20″ north
Longitude
21.62886° or 21° 37′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G93JJQH+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 561483293
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Propilei” goes by many names.
  • German: “Propyläen”
  • Greek: “Προπύλαιον”
  • Russian: “Пропилеи”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prytaneion and Palaestra.

Nearby Places

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