Zeus Temple Travel Tourist attractions

Hadrian's Arch to the northeast side go on to the famous Temple of Olympia. Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch in the same platform, a huge stand. Temple of Olympian Zeus is the oldest temple in Athens, is the largest temple at the time. From the Temple was built in 515 BC, it was not until the 2nd century AD when the Emperor Hadrian completed, it was said before is not the destruction of 104 can be spectacular Corinthian columns, the original inside the cylinder with gold and ivory pattern to Zeus modified. Zeus (Zeus) the Greek god of gods, is the Olympia (Olympia) of the main god of worship built for the table statue of Zeus is the world's largest indoor statue, Zeus Temple of Zeus where the statue is the origin of the Olympic Games to. Byzantine written account of the Seven Wonders of phenanthroline, said: 'We take pride in the other six wonders, and the fear of Zeus statue. 'Zeus is the location of the religious center of ancient Greece. Temple is located in the south of Greece, the Acropolis East, depending on where one-on-sos in the middle of vast plains, to the ancient Greek god of the gods Zeus in charge of the area; the current one place is full of hills, but in ancient Greece during the , Valley and surrounded by water , King Habitat elegant, not far more of a dense forest, rich green, the forest trails are flowers and trees on both sides of trees, Yan Zheng-qi Dou, beautiful, but also the religious center at the time. In Greek times, which is located outside the city walls of Athens, to the era of Emperor Hadrian in Athens in order to expand the size of the city will extend the walls out, and only then into the city of Temple. Appearance Temple of Zeus was built in 470 BC, was completed in 456 BC, with Doric-style (Doric-style) architecture, by the architect Lee Elis classes (Libon of Elis) design, Zeus statue by the sculptor Pheidias (Phidias) is responsible for. Temple itself is Doric mining (Doricorder) construction. The surface of limestone covered with plaster,is built with marble, the temple 34 from a total of about 17 meters high Corinthian (Corinthian) supporting pillars, covering an area of 41.1 m m x107.75. Miaohou the stone in front of the temple are used to send Ross (Paros) marble island. The west side of the temple-shaped canopies were a lot of ornaments on the statue, is full of style in Athens. Come people will ask whether the god Zeus in heaven like? Phidias is said when the construction of the statue, sent an open to the Mount Olympus Zeus asked God, and that the great God to lower the Thunderbolt Lightning