The
statue of Zeus
at Olympia is
one of the
seven wonders of
the world. It was once
the most popular
wonder in the
world. It is
located in Greece, Europe. The
location of the
wonder in longitude
and latitude is 37.6379° N,
21.6300° E.
The statue of
Zeus at Olympia
was man-made. It
was build in
Olympia in 433
BCE by Phidias. It
took Phidias 12
years to finish
the statue. The statue
of Zeus was
the forth oldest
wonder in the
world, but it
was smallest of
them all. Zeus was
believed the king
of the Greek
gods and the
statue was build
to regard him.
He was also considered to
be the father
of gods and
men. The statue
was destroyed by
fire in the
fifth century.
The features of
the statue of
Zeus at Olympia
are the rob
Zeus was wearing
and the ornament he
had on were
made out of
gold, and his
skin was made out
of ivory. Zeus also
had a wreath
on his head.
He also held
a figure of
his famous messenger
Nike on his
right hand, and
on his left
hand he held a rod
with an eagle
on the end.
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