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Archaeological museum of Olympia
All the important finds
from the excavations are
exhibited in the Olympia
museum. It houses some
of the most unbelievable
sculptures, such as the
sculpted decoration of
the temple of Zeus, one
of the Seven Wonders of
the ancient World, the
Nike the Paionios and ..
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Archaeological site
of Olympia
Olympia the birthplace of the
Olympics was a sanctuary dedicated to Zeus. The first games were held in the 2nd
millennium B.C. and had local character. In 776 B.C. the first Pahnellenic games
were organized in Olympia. During the games all the wars between Greek city
states had to stop
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Museum of the ancient
Olympic games
The neoclassical
building by the german
architects F.
Adler and W. Dorpfeld hosted the old archaeological museum of Olympia.
As of 2004, it hosts
exhibits demostrating
the glorius history of
the Olympic games, that
started in 776 BC and
were abolishedin 393 AD
by the Byzantine Emperor
Theodosius I... read more |
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Museum of the modern
Olympic games
In this small museum
there is
a collection of
artifacts from the
modern Olympics,
including the silk-lined
box in which they
transported Pierre de
Coubertin's heart to be
buried in Olympia in
1939. There are alot of
photographs and
documents from the
revival and a nice
summery of each host
city for all of the.. read more |
Pier de Coubertin's
Monument
Pier, Baron
de Coubertin, was the
founder of the
International Olympic
Committee. He is
considered father of the
modern Olympic games,
beginning with the
summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece in 1896,
and the 1900 games in
Paris. Since then the
Games have been held
every four years in ... read more |