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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
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
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| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | |
| Closed | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | |
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| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | |
| Closed | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | |
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| 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) | ||||||||
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