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Olympieion Description
A temple to the supreme god of the Greek pantheon, who had previously been worshipped in the open air, was built by Peisistratos on this site of Olympieion at some time before 550 B.C. - 100 years before the erection of the temple of Zeus at Olympia. It measured 30 by 60m/100 by 200ft - rather smaller than the later Parthenon.

The site, to the southeast of the Acropolis, then lay outside the city. Peisistratos' sons Hippias and Hipparchos resolved to replace this temple by a gigantic new structure with a double colonnade (dipteros) measuring 41 by 107.75m/135 by 354ft, comparable with the temple of Hera built by Polykrates on the island of Sámos.

Work on this building, which was to have 8x21 columns, was suspended
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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin
Address
Olympieion
Athéna
Greece
Hours
April 1 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed19:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:3019:30
November 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Greek National Day (March 25)
Easter - Christian
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
AdultAdmission Cost
Concession or reduced rateDiscount
Child 18 & under
Students from EU
Tips
Admission is free on Sundays between November and March.
Transit
Bus: 024, 230 (Amalías); Trolleybus: 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12 (Olgas).
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