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Wikipedia: The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion, is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD some 650 years after the project had begun. During the Roman periods it was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.
![[View of the temple from the Acropolis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Temple_of_Zeus_from_Athens_Acropolis_2010_3_s.jpg "View of the temple from the Acropolis")
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![[View of the temple from the Acropolis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TOZathens_s.jpg "View of the temple from the Acropolis")
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![[The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Templo_de_zeus_2_s.jpg "The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens")
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![[Detail of the temple's Corinthian capitals and architraves]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tempio_di_Zeus_Olimpo_apr2005_03_s.jpg "Detail of the temple's Corinthian capitals and architraves")
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![[View of the temple]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tempio_di_Zeus_Olimpo_apr2005_01_s.jpg "View of the temple")
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