The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaWritten by Lin Donn Illustrated by Phillip Martin

There was absolutely no argument about the Statue of Zeus. It was a world wonder everyone knew that! The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaZeus was the king of the ancient Greek gods. Olympia was the city that hosted the Ancient Greek Olympic Games. The statue could have been the size of a peanut, and still the Ancient Greeks would have selected it. But it truly was a magnificent structure.

The Temple of Zeus was completed in 456 BCE.The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaLike the Parthenon and the Temple of Artemis, Doric columns were used to support the structure.It was built in Olympia to honor Zeus and the Greek Olympic Games.

The Statue of Zeus at OlympiaToday, little remains of the temple or the once magnificent Statue of Zeus within it. But the spirit of the Olympic Games lives on!

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