Visit Corinth, Loutraki, Lake Vouliagmeni, see 238 photos
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Olympeion, Colossus of Athens, see 118 photos
The Olympeion includes the sanctuary (temple) of the Olympeian Zeus, Roman baths, classical houses as well as a section of the ancient citys fortification wal. According to the Geographer Pausanias, the temple of Olympian Zeus was founded by Deukalionas a mythical ancestor of the Greeks. In the age of tyranny, circa 515 BC, Peisistratos the younger grandson of the tyrant Peisistratos, attempted to replace the old temple with a new, more impressive temple. The tyranny, however, was abolished and construction work was terminated. The construction of the new temple was latter assigned to the Roman architect Decimus Cossutius by the king of Syria Antiochus IV, Epiphanes. Antiochus died in 163 BC and the construction of the temple was once again abandoned. The structure did not have a roof and pediment. The construction of the temple which ranks among the biggest in the antiquity, was completed in 131 AD by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It is of Corinthian order (110m in lengt
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