The statue of Zeus was in Greece, in the city of Olympia. - презентация

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2 The statue of Zeus was in Greece, in the city of Olympia.

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5 Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias 432 BC on the site where it was erected in the temple of Zeus, olympia, Greece

6 Because is a most important god in greek religion. Is treated as an event of cosmic order, witnessed by Olympian gods and astral deities

7 Because is very big, there measure are twelve meter tall. Is made of ivory, gold and precious stones

8 To honor the king of the Olympian gods the statue was designed with large dimensions and thus was measured about 12 meters high and was carved in ivory.

9 It was made by the sculptor Pheidias. They carved in ivory and they carved in ivory and then gave him a gold layer

10 In 426 ad c., Emperor Theodosius ll ordered the destruction of the sanctuary ; in addition the earthquakes in 522 and 551 devastated the ruins and buried part of the temple.

11 The only thing wich is preserved today are remains of the workshop of Phidias that are in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. The remains were found in a excavation in 1829 by the French expedition.