the statue of zeus at olympia by: anvi nandish. location o the statue was built in peloponnesus...
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Purpose O The statue was designed by Libon of Elis. O Libon of Elis designed the statue to be a token for the king of the Gods, Zeus. O It was used as a religious shrine, where the competitors and other would often pray before the Olympic games would begin.TRANSCRIPT
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
By: Anvi Nandish
LocationO The Statue was built in Peloponnesus
which is modern day GreeceO It was built around 432 BCO The whole statue is completely gone
but, the temple is left with a few columns.
PurposeO The statue was designed by Libon of
Elis.O Libon of Elis designed the statue to
be a token for the king of the Gods, Zeus.
O It was used as a religious shrine, where the competitors and other would often pray before the Olympic games would begin.
UniquenessO The thing about the structure that is
very fascinating was its size. The statue was around 40 feet. ( Twice the size of the Lincoln Memorial)
O It took them 7 years to build the statue of Zeus.
O The temple followed a design used on many large Grecian temples. It was similar to the Parthenon in Athens and the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus.
Ancient ForesightO The Doric columns that were used in
the building of the temple were and still used in modern architecture.
O The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world.
SourcesO http://factsanddetails.com/world.php?
itemid=2012&catid=56O http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/ztemp.htmO http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
articles/worldhistory/statueofzeus.htmO http://www.daviddarling.info/
encyclopedia_of_history/S/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia.html
O http://www.crystalinks.com/statuezeusolympia.html