COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Olympia: Temple of Zeus
Alternate Title:
Temple of Zeus
Image View:
View of the opisthodomos in antis
Creator:
Libon of Elis (Greek (ancient) architect, ca. 400-499 BCE)
Location:
site: Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece
Date:
ca. 470-456 BCE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Greek (ancient)
Style Period:
Early Classical
Work Type 1:
temple
Classification:
architecture
Material:
stone; shell limestone; stucco; marble
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; deities; mythology (Classical)
Description:
The Temple of Zeus, in the middle of the Altis, was begun ca. 470 BCE and completed in 456 BCE. This Doric peripteral temple (27.68 x 64.12 m; 6 x 13 columns) was the work of the Elian architect Libon. The largest temple in the Peloponnese, it was considered the finest expression and the 'canon' of the Doric order. It was constructed of local shelly limestone covered with white stucco, with only the roof, sima and lion-head waterspouts of Parian marble. Later, the frequent local earthquakes made replacements of Pentelic marble necessary. The marble pedimental groups are among the finest examples of Early Classical sculpture. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A3-G-O-2-F1
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Olympia: Temple of Zeus
