the statue of zeus at olympia was destroyed approximately in the 5th century ad.
the statue of zeus at olympia was destroyed approximately in the 5th century ad.
approximately when was the statue of zeus at olympia destroyed?
5th century ad
one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the statue was lost and destroyed during the 5th century ad; details of its form are known only from ancient greek descriptions and representations on coins.









































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the statue of zeus was commissioned by the eleans, custodians of the olympic games, in the latter half of the fifth century bc for their newly constructed temple of zeus. seeking to outdo their athenian rivals, the eleans employed the renowned sculptor phidias, who had previously made the massive statue of athena parthenos in the parthenon.
statue of zeus at olympia
statue of zeus at olympia









































the statue of zeus at olympia was a giant seated figure, about tall, made by the greek sculptor phidias around 435 bc at the sanctuary of olympia, greece, and erected in the temple of zeus there. 









































a chryselephantine sculpture of ivory plates and gold panels on a wooden framework, it represented the god zeus on a cedarwood throne ornamented with ebony, ivory, gold and precious stones.
statue of zeus at olympia