Olympieion or The Temple of Zeus in Athens was completed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2 nd century AD, after 638 years from when the project stared.The temple was built in an open space of 250 x 130 m.
The Corinthian columns that remain are unusually tall at 17,25 m and they have a diameter of 1,7 m and 20 flutes. The long side of the temple had 20 columns and the short one 8 columns. The Temple of Zeus had 104 columns; they were placed in double rows along the long size and in triple rows at the short size.
Only 15 columns remain today; some of the material was reused at other buildings and one column collapsed in 1852 in a storm.
Entrance fee: 6 euro;
it is included in the 30 euro packet that includes Acropolis and Slopes, Ancient Agora(and the Museum of the Stoa of Attalos), Roman Agora, The Library of Hadrian, Olympieion, Kerameikos(and Museum), Lykeion of Aristotle
Hours : 08:00 – 20:00 – last admission 19:45
