Thursday, 19 July 2007

Once the largest temple in Greece

The building of the Temple Of Olympian Zeus started in the 6th century BC, but was finished in the 2nd century AD.

It was once the largest temple in Greece.

The marble temple used to consist of 104 Corinthian columns, but only 15 of these remain standing.

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