A chryselephantine sculpture of plated ivory and gold panels over a wooden framework, it represented the god Zeus sitting on an elaborate cedarwood throne ornamented with ebony, ivory, gold, and precious stones.
Libon designed the temple and Pheidias was asked to build a big statue for Zeus.
why was the statue of zeus at olympia is so important
The statue of Zeus was built in 435 BCE. It was designed and created by Phidias and is located in Olympia, Greece.
The statue of Zeus was built in Olympia.
Sadly Fidias' Zeus statue was destroyed many centuries ago. It was in the Zeus temple at Olympia, of course.
Phidias made the Zeus statue at Olympia.
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.
Zeus.
No, the Statue of Zeus no longer exists. It was a giant statue made of ivory and gold that was located in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece. The statue was destroyed or lost during the late antiquity period.
phidias
In a temple in Olympia