Olympic Truce Grove
Olympic Truce Grove is a park in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Olympic Truce Grove is situated nearby to the park Olympic Botanical Garden, as well as near the archaeological site Sanctuary of Eileithyia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 420 metres south of Olympic Truce Grove.
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 430 metres south of Olympic Truce Grove.
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.
Olympic Truce Grove
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64153° or 37° 38′ 30″ northLongitude
21.62863° or 21° 37′ 43″ eastOperator
Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων ΗλείαςOpen location code
8G93JJRH+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 697948597OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Olympic Truce Grove” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άλσος Ολυμπιακής Εκεχειρίας”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Olympic Botanical Garden and Sanctuary of Eileithyia.
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