Michelle Rene Holbrook

Jos Eduardo Romo

Miranda
Paulina Correa Martnez
Alexis Smok Carranza
The Statue of
Zeus at Olympia
The Seven Wonders
Selected by the Ancient Greeks
When the ancient Greeks decided to select seven
wonders from the many impressive structures
that had been constructed throughout history,
there was a lot of argument about which
structures to select.

The Seven Wonders
Selected by the Ancient Greeks
Over the years,
many different lists
were created.

Finally, a list was
presented that
most Greeks
agreed included
the seven most
wondrous wonders,
each a unique
achievement.

There was absolutely no
argument about the Statue of
Zeus. It was a world wonder
everyone knew that!
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Zeus was the king of the
ancient Greek gods.

Zeus was known as the god of
the universe.

Zeus was the king of all of the
constellations in the heavens.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Olympia was the
city that hosted
the Ancient Greek
Olympic Games.


The statue was built
in Olympia to honor
Zeus and the Greek
Olympic Games.

The Temple of Zeus was completed in
456 BC.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Like the Parthenon
and the Temple of
Artemis, Doric
columns were used
to support the
structure.
The Statue of Zeus
at Olympia was
carved by the
famed Classical
sculptor Phidias
circa 435 BC in
Olympia, Greece.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The statue was
housed in a
purpose-built
temple, and it
took up the
whole width of
the aisle. It was
about 12 meters
tall.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Zeus was carved
from ivory then
covered with gold
plating and was
seated on a
magnificent throne
of cedarwood inlaid
with ivory, gold,
ebony, and precious
stones.

In Zeus' right hand there
was a small statue of
Nike, the goddess of
victory,



The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
and in his left hand, a
shining scepter on which
an eagle perched.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The circumstances of its eventual destruction are
a source of debate: some scholars argue that it
perished with the temple in the 5th century AD,
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
others argue that it was carried off to
Constantinople, where it was destroyed in the
great fire.
Perhaps the
greatest discovery
in terms of finding
out about this
wonder came in
1958 with the
excavation of the
workshop used to
create the statue.



The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
This has led archaeologists to be able to re-create
the technique used to make the great work.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Today, little remains of the temple or the
once magnificent Statue of Zeus within it.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
But the spirit of
the Olympic
Games lives on!