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Statue of Zeus at Olympia

435 BCE – 426 CE

Monumental seated figure of the king of gods, destroyed by…

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Landmark · Europe

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

435 BCE – 426 CE

Monumental seated figure of the king of gods, destroyed by fire

Standing in 435 BCE

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