The statue of Zeus at Olympia
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This temple followed a design used on many large Grecian temples. Though the
temple was considered one of the best examples of the Doric design, it was decided
that the temple alone was too simple to be worthy of the King of the gods. To remedy
this, a statue was commissioned for the inerior – a magnificent statue of Zeus that
would become one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The sculptor chosen for this great task was a man named Phidias.He began working
on the statue around 440 B.C. When the stature was completed, it barely fitted in the
temple.
The first archaeological work on the Olympia site was done by group of French
Scientists in 1829.They were able to locate the outlines of the temple and found the
fragments of the sculpture.The fragments ate still on display today at the Louvre.The
next expedition, that came form Germany in 1875, worked at Olympia for five
summers
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