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Temple of Olympian Zeus [Olympieion], Athens, Greece, view from southeast.

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Temple of Olympian Zeus [Olympieion], Athens, Greece, view from southeast.

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Title	Temple of Olympian Zeus [Olympieion], Athens, Greece, view from southeast.
Creator	Cossutius (Roman architect, active ca. 170 BCE)
Date	2nd c. BCE - 2nd c. CE
Cultural Context	Aegean Ancient Greek Greek Athenian European Western European
Style/Period	Greek (ancient) Hellenistic Corinthian (architectural style)
Subject	Archaeological sites Ruins Buildings Temples Greek temples Columns Corinthian order Colonnades
Description	Surviving columns from the southeast with the Acropolis in the background.
Location Depicted	Acropolis (Athens, Greece) Athens (Greece) Greece
Measurements	118 x 45 yards (108 x 41 m); height (of columns): 55 ft x 5 in (16.89 m)
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type	Architecture Ruins Archaeological sites Temples
Source	Pedley, John Griffiths. Greek Art and Archaeology. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/ Prentice Hall, 2007. (fig. 10.10, p.344)
Rights	Photo credit/reproduced in Pedley courtesy: © Craig & Marie Mauzy, Athens mauzy@otenet.gr.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 978-29.jpg
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