Statue of Zeus
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Frame
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| Function / usage: |
Statue
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| Completed in: | 450 B.C. |
| Status: | destroyed (462) |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Greece, Europe |
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| Was contained by |
Temple of Zeus (456 B.C.)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 13 m |
Materials
| skin |
gold
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| inner support structure |
wood
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Chronology
| 462 | Statue is destroyed by fire after having been transported to Constantinople (Istanbul). |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Encyclopaedia Romana: Temple of Zeus and the Palace of Lausus
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Les sept Merveilles du Monde: La statue de Zeus à Olympie
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The UnMuseum: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Relevant Publications
- Antoine Chrysostôme Quatremère de Quincy (1755-1849) and the Rediscovery of Polychromy in Grecian Architecture, presented at Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens' College, Cambridge University; 29/03-02/04/2006.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002411 |
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| Created: | 21/11/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |