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Visit the Archaeological Site and the Museum of Elis, antiquity's largest city in the Northwestern Peloponnese and the capital of the homonymous city-state who had the responsibility of the organization of the great panhellenic festival in honour of Zeus in Olympia.
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Archaelogical Museum of Olympia : open 359 days per year! Information for your visit
Permanent exhibition - Archaeological Museum of Olympia
The large central gallery houses the unique marble pedimental sculptures and metopes of the temple of Zeus, the most important exhibits in the museum, all of them characteristic examples of the Severe Style.
History of the Museum - Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Sep 4, 2022 · The first museum in Olympia, an elegant and unadorned Neoclassical edifice, was erected between 1883 and 1887, on a hillock to the northwest of the archaeological site. It was the home of the treasures unearthed from the renowned Sanctuary of Zeus for several decades.
Museum of the History of the Ancient Olympic Games in Olympia
In this second stage of its long history, the museum, through its exhibition deals with important chapters – milestones of the more than thousand-year history of the Olympic Games (but also Pythia, Isthmia, Nemea and Panathenaia) such as: the prehistory of the sport, the beginning of the games in Olympia, Zeus and his worship, Elis and its ...
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας - Archaeological Museum of …
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας Εδώ εκτίθενται μερικά από τα πιο σημαντικά αρχαία έργα τέχνης του κόσμου, πολλά από τα οποία χρονολογούνται χιλιάδες χρόνια πίσω.Τα εκθέματα παρουσιάζουν τη μακρά και συναρπαστική ...
The Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia - Archaeological Museum of …
The Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia (Ef. A. Ilias) is the competent body for the management of the Archaeological site and the Museum of Olympia.
The Museum of the Excavations in Olympia - Archaeological …
The systematic excavation in Olympia, implemented after an official agreement between the Hellenic and Prussian state, was among the earliests to be carried out in Greece. The excavation begun in 1875 and continues to nowadays in a minor scale.
Virtual Tour - Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Enjoy a digital tour through the rooms of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia and familiarize yourselves with 67 of its exhibits and the boards with explanatory texts and images. Our digital visitor strolls freely through the Museum rooms and has access to …
Hermes of Praxiteles - Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Jul 18, 2022 · The statue was discovered in the Temple of Hera during the early phase of the excavations in Olympia, in 1877 It dates to the second half of the 4th century B.C. and exudes the naturalistic features that prevailed during that period.