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The Temple of Zeus in Olympia (5th century BCE), from the southeast.

Section plan of the Temple of Zeus in Ancient Olympia, with the chryselephantine statue of Zeus.

View of Athens from the southeast (before 1834).

Hadrian's Arch and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, from the west (after 1834).

Athens from the feet of Ardittos Hill.

Tambours of Doric columns on the site of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia.

Ancient ruins on the site of the Temple of Zeus in Ancient Olympia.

View of Athens.

Hadrian's Arch.

View of Athens.

North-eastern view of Athens, and the bombardment of the Acropolis by the Venetians in September 1687.

Fig. 1. Plan of the Temple of Zeus in ancient Olympia, Greece. Fig. 2. Plan of the Temple of Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae, Greece.

Reconstruction of the interior of the temple of Zeus, Olympia.

The excavation site at ancient Olympia.

Reconstruction of ancient Olympia, from drawing by Friedrich Wilhelm von Thiersch.

Scene from the Olympic Games (imaginary representation).

Imaginary reconstruction of the interior of the temple of Zeus in Olympia, with Phidias's gold and ivory sculpture.

Topographical map of the archaeological site of ancient Olympia, with plans of the temple of Zeus and the workshop of Pheidias.

Plan of the temple of Zeus at Olympia, as seen by the French Scientific Mission in 1829.

Plan of part of the pronaos, Temple of Zeus, ancient Olympia. Reconstruction of the Hellenistic tritons mosaic of the pronaos.

Reconstruction of the Hellenistic tritons mosaic at the pronaos of the temple of Zeus.

Plan of the temple of Zeus at ancient Olympia.

Reconstruction of the façade of the temple of Zeus at ancient Olympia.

Reconstruction of the entrance to the pronaos of the temple of Zeus at ancient Olympia. The metopes show the Labours of Heracles.

Reconstruction of the cella of the temple of Zeus at ancient Olympia, with the gold and ivory statue of Zeus.

Temple of Zeus at ancient Olympia. Top: Reconstruction and lateral section. Bottom: Lateral section of the ruins of the temple (1829).

Temple of Zeus at ancient Olympia. Top: Reconstruction of the northern and southern parts of the temple. Bottom: Lateral section of the remains of the northern and southern parts of the temple.

Reconstruction and section of architectural features of the temple of Zeus at ancient Olympia: Columns, column capitals, column bases, lintel (4), crepidoma (9).

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