Olympic Botanical Garden
Olympic Botanical Garden is a park in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Olympic Botanical Garden is situated nearby to the archaeological site Sanctuary of Eileithyia, as well as near the park Olympic Truce Grove.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 440 metres south of Olympic Botanical Garden.
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.
Olympic Botanical Garden
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64189° or 37° 38′ 31″ northLongitude
21.63° or 21° 37′ 48″ eastOperator
Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων ΗλείαςOpen location code
8G93JJRJ+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 624770549OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Olympic Botanical Garden” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ολυμπιακός Βοτανικός Κήπος”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of Eileithyia and Olympic Truce Grove.
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