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Site:
Olympia Museum
Renovated and reorganized in preparation for the 2004 Olympics, this museum contains an amazing variety of artifacts discovered during excavations of the site. Statues. Metal work. Weapons. Votive offerings. Tools. One of the best collections in Greece.
- Historical Focus:
- Artifacts spanning the Archaic period (6th Century B.C.) to the Roman period (2nd Century A.D.)
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- Main Attractions:
- Winged Nike
- Hermes of Praxiteles
- Pediment sculptures of the Temple of Zeus
- Bronzeworks
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- Characters:
- Zeus
- Hera
- The Seer
- Pelops
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