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  2. Olympia, Greece - Wikipedia

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    Olympia (Modern Greek: Ολυμπία [oli (m)ˈbi.a]; Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπία [olympí.aː]), officially Archaia Olympia (Greek: Αρχαία Ολυμπία lit. 'Ancient Olympia'), is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. The site was a major Panhellenic ...

  3. Olympia, Washington - Wikipedia

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    1533353 [2] Website. olympiawa.gov. Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. [5][6] It had a population of 55,605 at the time of the 2020 census, [3] making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south.

  4. Stadium at Olympia - Wikipedia

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    45,000. Surface. Grass, stones, dirt. Opened. 776 BC. Closed. 393 AD. The stadium at the archaeological site of Olympia, Greece, is located to the east of the sanctuary of Zeus. It was the location of many of the sporting events at the Ancient Olympic Games.

  5. Temple of Zeus, Olympia - Wikipedia

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    The Temple of Zeus was built on an already ancient religious site at Olympia. The Altis, an enclosure with a sacred grove, open-air altars and the tumulus of Pelops, was first formed during the tenth and ninth centuries BC. [2][3] The temple was constructed between c. 472 and 456 BC. [4]: 16. The temple was of peripteral form with a frontal ...

  6. Temple of Hera, Olympia - Wikipedia

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    Temple of Hera, Olympia. Coordinates: 37°38′20″N 21°37′47″E. Restored ruins of the temple. Olympia site map: #4 Temple of Hera is in dark purple (top center). The long ancient Olympic stadium is at far right. Olympic flame. The Temple of Hera, or Heraion, is an ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to ...

  7. Statue of Zeus at Olympia - Wikipedia

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    Olympian Zeus in the sculptured antique art of Quatremère de Quincy (1815). The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, [1] made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek ...

  8. Thurston County, Washington - Wikipedia

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    3rd, 10th. Website. thurstoncountywa.gov. Thurston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 294,793. [1] The county seat and largest city is Olympia, [2] the state capital. Thurston County was created out of Lewis County by the government of Oregon Territory on January 12, 1852.

  9. History of Olympia, Washington - Wikipedia

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    Olympia hosts the state's largest annual Earth Day celebration, Procession of the Species, a community arts-based festival and parade. Also popular is the Olympia farmer's market, [7] the second largest in Washington State, as well as the locally based Olympia Food Co-op. [8]

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