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Archaeological museum of Olympia
All the important finds
from the excavations are
exhibited in the Olympia
museum. The
structure comprises a
large rectangular
colonnaded atrium that
covers 3.500 sqm. The
exhibition extends to
all twelve rooms of the
building and it is
divided by topic and
chronologically. It houses some
of the most unbelievable
sculptures such..
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Archaeological site
of Olympia
Olympia the birthplace of the
Olympics was a sanctuary dedicated to Zeus. The sanctuary was surrounded by an
enclosure separating the
temples and other
religious buildings from
the non religious ones.
While few restoration
have been carried out on
some major structures
the scenery remains
aweinspiring
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Museum of the ancient
Olympic games
This neoclassical building it was the first museum ever built near an archaeological site in order to house the findings of the sacred precinct of the Altis.
The design was by the german architects F. Adler and W. Dorpfeld who were leading the excavations in Olympia.All
the project was funded by Andeas Sygros,
a greek
Philanthropist between
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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 |
