Tempel van Olympian Zeus (Athens)-Gate with godess Briefkaart

De Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: ὸ bijbehorend aantal Ὀ uitgaven worden aangevuld met steun, Naos tou Olympiou Dios), also known as the Olympieion, is a kolossal ruined temple in het centrum van de Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who consilding 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. During the Roman periods it was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult standes in the voormalige world. The temple's glory was shortlived, 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. 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 remain visible today and it continue to be a major tourist. Het beeld van goddess Athena in de Gate