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The Most Questionable Wonder – Temple of Zeus

By on March 24, 2010

The statue of the Greek god Zeus, which is placed at Olympia in Greece, was regarded as one of the biggest statues in the world. It was erected around 450 BC by the celebrated Greek sculptor Phidias; not only this, he had also created the famous statue of the goddess Athena in favor of the Parthenon sited in Athens.

The seated figure of Zeus was 12 meters (around 50 ft) high. Moreover, his body was of ivory as well as his hair, robe, and beard, was in gold. His throne was cedar inlaid by means of expensive jewels. It was a typical model of the Doric order, a full-fledged conventional Greek temple.

The outstretched right hand of Zeus held an undersized statue of Nike, who is also known as the goddess of victory. The head of statue just about scraped the top limit of the Temple of Zeus. Phidias had a desire to highlight mightiness of Zeus.

The Statue of Zeus was placed within the 64 meters (210 ft) long Temple of Zeus that could be acknowledged as a wonder on its individual merits. The 72 external Doric columns of the Seven Wonder made a dramatic architectural announcement. Along with, its metopes and pediments were festooned with exceptional sculptured artworks.

Subsequent to the statue occupied the Temple of Zeus located in Olympia around 850 years later (from about 450 BC to 400 AD); a number of Greeks shifted it to Constantinople (contemporary Istanbul). It was providential they did since the Temple of Zeus was damaged in a while after that. On the other hand, this was merely a temporary stay of execution. The new home of Seven Wonder was burned down around 462 AD. The Statue of Zeus was thus no more, everlastingly.

All through the long lifespan of the statue, an assortment of copies were prepared. Every part of which have misplaced in time, as a result no one has a correct design of what the Statue of Zeus in fact looked similar to. We have to trust principally on the numerous written records.

The Temple of Zeus comprises broken foundation blocks as well as various other remnants, which are frequently of huge interest to scholars.

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