Why was the statue Of Zeus at Olympia built?

why was the statue of zeus at olympia is so important

The statue of Zeus was built in Olympia.

Phidias built the statue of Zeus at Olympia 432 BC.

The statue of Zeus was built in honor to Zeus, and to show his glory to visitors.

It was built in 450 B.C.

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The statue of Zeus was built so that the people in Olympia Greece can worship him for all that he has done.

Zeus was a god of Greece. He was known as one of the Greek gods of Olympia. The statue was built for him for his honor. Answered by a 12 year old.

The statue of Zeus was built in 435 BCE. It was designed and created by Phidias and is located in Olympia, Greece.

Sadly Fidias' Zeus statue was destroyed many centuries ago. It was in the Zeus temple at Olympia, of course.

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It represented the god, built by the city-state of Elis as their patron.

There are several temples of Zeus; the most famous one in Olympia, which housed the Statue of Zeus that became a Wonder of the Ancient World, was built in the 460s to 450s B.C.

There have been hundreds of Zeustatues. Perhaps you mean the most famous one: in the Zeus temple at olympia. That is where it was created.

The statue of Zeus was in Olympia, Greece. It was destroyed by fire.

Phidias made the Zeus statue at Olympia.

The Statue of Zeus WAS at Olympia in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

I think the older wonder of the world is the statue of Zeus in Olympia.

There was always a cult statue in a temple. So in the Zeus temple there should be a Zeus statue.

The statue of Zeus still stands in Olympia, Greece.

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It was erected in the Temple of Zeus at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece. It no longer exists.

The statue of Zeus at Olympia was built in 435 BCE and stands 13 meters tall. The massive size of it and the effort and skill that went into it's creation shows the people's worship of Zeus as a deity. It also expresses the value the people of Olympia put into art and skill.

i dont know which one you mean but ill assume the one in olympia which was built around 432b.c.

Phidias sculpted this brilliant peace of art work. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was created by the Greek sculptor Phidias, in about 432 B. The statue of the seated god was some 12 meters (39 feet) tall and occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple built to house it.

Because of the flawless sculpting of the statue.

In a temple in Olympia

Any statue of Zeus was built to honor him.

The ancient Olympic games were held at Olympia - hence tha name. There was a big Zeus temple and the statue was in the temple.

Libon designed the temple and Pheidias was asked to build a big statue for Zeus.

The statue of Zeus was built for Zeus.

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The Statue of Zeus .

the statue of Zeus was built to honor Zeus and to show his glory to passing visitors. the statue of Zeus was built to honor Zeus and to show his glory to passing visitors.

Definition: The Athenian sculptor Pheidias (Phidias) is considered the greatest of the classical sculptors, so in 440 B.C., when it was decided that Zeus should preside via statue at the Olympic games, at Olympia*, those responsible for honoring the king of the gods commissioned Pheidias. The ivory and gold-covered statue of Zeus that Pheidias crafted sat in a Doric temple built c. 450 B.C. by the architect Libon.

The statue of zeus was built at pelonnesus (modern Greece)

462 A.D. by fire

The Ancient Greek city of Olympia

erm greece i think. its called olympia

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Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Because it is the statue of Zeus!

The famous Zeus statue by Phidias in Olympia had a robe of gold (litterally!).

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I don't believe it is anymore.

It was destroyed by fire in the 5th century.

The Statue of Zeus is not complete in the present day. In fact, it was destroyed in a fire in the 5th century AD.

it took pheidias about 7 years to build the statue