In 776 BC ancient Olympia, Greece, became the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Today the evocative ruins and a splendid museum can be visited at the site.
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A stone stairway leads into the Temple of Zeus (470-457 BC) in ancient Olympia, Greece. The temple was a peripteral building with six columns on the narrow sides and 13 on the long. It was destroyed by earthquakes in 522 and 551 AD.
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The Temple of Zeus in the archaeological site of Olympus, Greece, once housed a colossal 12-meter gold-and-ivory image of Zeus by Athenian sculptor Pheidias. The statue (435 BC) was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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In Roman times the ancient Olympia stadium at Olympia, Greece, was accessed via a long, tunnel-like passage.
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