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Building Catalog Name: Olympia, Workshop of Pheidias
Images and Plans | Browse ImagesSite: Olympia
Type: Workshop
Summary: Rectangular building; outside the Sanctuary of Zeus (Altis), west of the Temple of Zeus, at the southeast corner of the Theokoleon.
Date: 430 B.C.
Period: Classical
Plan:
Two-roomed, two-storied rectangular building opening east. Western room had superimposed interior columns or piers supporting a gallery. Water channel and basins around building.
History:
Excavation finds of tools, molds and a cup inscribed "Pheidias" confirmed the identification of this building. The floor plan resembles that of the cella of the Temple of Zeus and the building is where Pheidias constructed the famous cult statue of Zeus. South of the workshop are a number of narrow buildings, perhaps housing for craftsmen. Workshop was later incorporated into a Byzantine church.
Dimensions:
14.57 m x 32.18 m.
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1 Plan
| Archive Number | Caption |
|---|---|
| 1990.33.0252a | Plan |
9 Images
| Archive Number | Caption |
|---|---|
| 1990.33.0252a | Plan |
| 1987.09.2277 | Byzantine basilica built over the ruins from E |
| 1989.v1.0138 | East entrance to Byzantine church from SW |
| 1989.v1.0139 | Interior of Byzantine church looking SW |
| 1989.v1.0142 | View of interior looking SW at later Byzantine remains |
| 1991.04.0024 | Interior of church from W |
| 1991.04.0023 | Bema from SW opening of Byzantine Church |
| 1989.v1.0140 | Detail of Byzantine architectural ornament from later church |
| 1989.v1.0141 | View of Classical S wall, and Byzantine marble fragment |