The Seven Wonders of the World are often seen as the pinnacle of human architecture and the perfect form of engineering, that ...

Though only one of the ancient marvels still stands, they still engage our imagination—and launch a thousand tours—more than two millennia later ...

The archaeological site of ancient Olympia is rich with history and ... a 40-foot-high wooden statue of Zeus on a throne ...

They are the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse ...

Over time the site of Olympia, in southern Greece, became famous for its temples and monuments, particularly the gold and ivory Statue of Zeus that sat upon his throne in the high temple ...

Inside stood a giant statue of Zeus made from gold and ivory. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but of culture, politics, and religion.

THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA Departing in the shadow of the Acropolis from Athens, the traditional center of ancient learning, a scholartourist of 250 B.C. would likely have set off on his grand ...