Olympia Photo Gallery by Denise J T Lee at pbase.com

Olympia

Being the birthplace of the first Olympic Games and having a huge archaeological site, Olympia is also a popular place for tourism.

The Olympia Archaeological Museum is not a big one, but the exhibits excavated from the Olympia Archaeological Site are very impressive. Besides the few notable statues, there are also 42 figures that were used as ornaments decorating the two pediments of the Temple of Zeus. The expressions on the faces of these figures, or even on the face of the lion head water spout are simply remarkable.

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13_Shield decoration.jpg	14_Clay head of Athena.jpg	15_Atlas.jpg	16_Ornament from the Temple of Zeus.jpg
17_Apollo.jpg	18_Ornament from the Temple of Zeus.jpg	19_Ornament from the Temple of Zeus.jpg	20_Ornament from the Temple of Zeus.jpg
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25_A bull dedicated to Zeus.jpg	26_Lion headed water spout.jpg	27_Zeus and Ganymede.jpg	28_Zeus and Ganymede.jpg
29_Nike of Paeonius.jpg	30_Nike of Paeonius.jpg	31_Hermes and the Infant Dionysus.jpg	32_Hermes and the Infant Dionysus.jpg

Guest		24-Nov-2013 16:55
Looks amazing Denise, thanks for including me. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Winter holiday. Catherine Long

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