Olympia, Temple of Zeus / General view of ruins / Creation date: ca. 470 - 456 BCE

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Work Title: Olympia, Temple of Zeus
View Title: General view of ruins
Creator/Culture: architect: Attributed to Libon of Elis (Greek, 5th century BCE); sculptor: Chryselephantine statue of Zeus Attributed to Phidias (Greek, ca.500 - ca.432 B.C.)
Site/Repository: Creation location: Olympia (Peloponnese, Greece)
Period/Date: Creation date: ca. 470 - 456 BCE
Media/Technique: limestone, stucco, marble
Dimensions: width: 27.68 m, length: 64.12 m
Subjects: Temple of Zeus (Olympia, Greece); Olympia (Greece); Temples; Zeus (Greek deity); Greeks; Greece
Work Record ID: 127039
Image Record ID: 1384183
Classification Filing Number: 131; O53; 2Z 10; L6

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 1384183
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1384183/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1384183. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1384183/1. July 14, 2025.