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SOURCE: Greek National Tourism Organization, used with permission.㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: Ναὸς τοῦ Ὀλυμπίου Διός, Naos tou Olympiou Dios), also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods.㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD some 638 years after the project had begun.㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
During the Roman periods it was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
The temple's glory was short-lived, as it fell into disuse after being pillaged in a barbarian invasion in the 3rd century AD. It was probably never repaired and was reduced to ruins thereafter.㰀戀爀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ
In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, the temple was extensively quarried for building materials to supply building projects elsewhere in the city. Despite this, substantial remains are visible today and it continues to be a major tourist attraction.㰀栀爀㸀ഀഀ
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NOTE: The information regarding Greece on this page is re-published from other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greece information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greece should be addressed to the photo source noted on each photo page. 㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀ഀഀ
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