Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity is a museum in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity is situated nearby to Museum of the History of the Exacavations in Olympia, as well as near the park Πάρκο Δημαρχείου Ολυμπίας.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Email: efahle@culture.gr
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Ancient Olympia, Greece
- Also known as: “Museum of the History of the Olympic games of antiquity” and “Olympic games museum”
- Address: Αρχαία Ολυμπία, 27065
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 540 metres southeast of Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity.
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 550 metres southeast of Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity.
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. Archaia Pisa is situated 2½ km east of Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity.
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64108° or 37° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
21.62551° or 21° 37′ 32″ eastOperator
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8G93JJRG+C6OpenStreetMap ID
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Q1954547
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Russian—“Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Muzeo pri Historio de Antikvaj Olimpiaj Ludoj”
- Finnish: “Olympian kisojen historian museo”
- French: “musée de l’histoire des Jeux olympiques antiques”
- French: “Musée de l’histoire des Jeux olympiques antiques”
- German: “Altes Archäologisches Museum Olympia”
- German: “Museum der Geschichte der antiken Olympischen Spiele”
- German: “Museum der Geschichte der olympischen Spiele der Antike”
- German: “Syngreion”
- Greek: “Μουσείο της Ιστορίας των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων της Αρχαιότητας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο της Ιστορίας των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων”
- Italian: “Museo della storia dei giochi olimpici antichi”
- Italian: “Museo della storia dei Giochi Olimpici antichi”
- Polish: “Muzeum Historii Starożytnych Igrzysk Olimpijskich”
- Russian: “Музей истории древних Олимпийских игр”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the History of the Exacavations in Olympia and Ephorate Of Antiquities of Ilia - Administration Offices.
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