<< Our Photo Pages >> Olympia. - Ancient Temple in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Olympia. Alternative Name: OlimbiaCountry: Greece
NOTE: This site is 43.229 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Patras Nearest Village: Pirgos
Latitude: 37.638000N Longitude: 21.630000E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.75 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.75
Excavations in the central sanctuary reveal remains of food and burn offerings dating back to 10th century BC. It is in this area of the site that Pausanias and other writers of the ancient world described the Great Altar of Zeus, a massive mound of ash and debris left from sacrifices.
In the Geometric and Archaic periods, around 700 BC, substantial development of the site took place, including levelling areas and digging wells. The first temple, to Hera, dates to 600BC.
Note: Temple of Zeus conserved and partially reconstructed using the original remains
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