Wonders3 - Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Title

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Latitude

37.64159

Longitude

21.60511

Place

Olympia, Greece

Geocoding Status

The geocoder found no matches.

World_Time

Ancient

Image_Url

/thumbnails/Zeus.png

Link_Url

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia

Brief

This is the statue of the god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held. It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics. At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Sicily to ce

Year_Constructed

450 B.C.

Description

The Athenian sculptor Pheidias was assigned for the "sacred" task, reminiscent of Michelangelo's paintings at the Sistine Chapel.

Description_2

although the temple itself is very large, the sculptor is criticized for not having appreciated the correct proportions. He has shown Zeus seated, but with the head almost touching the ceiling, so that we have the impression that if Zeus moved to stand up

Tooltips

<img width='55px' height='38px' src='http://wondersoftheworld.idvsolutions.com/Shared%20Documents/thumbnails/Zeus.png'> Statue of Zeus at Olympia Type: Ancient Location: Olympia, Greece Built: 450 B.C.

Details

<html><body></a><table style='font-family: arial;
 Font-size: 70%; color: #666666'>
 <tr><img src='http://wondersoftheworld.idvsolutions.com/Shared%20Documents/details_jpgs/Zeus.jpg'/>
 <td>
 Title:</td>
 <td>
 Statue of Zeus at Olympia</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>
 Type:</td>
 <td>
 Ancient</td>
 <tr>
 <td>
 Location:</td>
 <td>
 Olympia, Greece</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>
 </td>
 <td>
 The Athenian sculptor Pheidias was assigned for the "sacred" task, reminiscent of Michelangelo's paintings at the Sistine Chapel.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>
 </td>
 <td>
 although the temple itself is very large, the sculptor is criticized for not having appreciated the correct proportions. He has shown Zeus seated, but with the head almost touching the ceiling, so that we have the impression that if Zeus moved to stand up</td>
 </tr>
<tr>
<td><a target='_blank' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia'>
 Wikipedia</a>
</td>
</tr>
 </table>
</body>
</html>

LargeImage

/details_jpgs/Zeus.jpg

Attachments

Content Type: VFSP Geo List