Olympeion (Stiles Olympiou Dios)
In 515 BC, Peisistratos the Younger, began the construction of a monumental temple in the honor of Zeus, which originally had 104 columns, but was never finished because of the fall of the tyranny in Athens. Much later, in 174 BC, Antiochos IV Epiphanes, the king of Syria, attempted to continue the erection of the temple which was finally completed by the Roman emperor Hadrian, in AD 124/125. Inside the temple stood a colossal chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Zeus. Many parts of the circuit wall of the sanctuary have been rebuilt, initiating the ancient masonry. Sections of the ancient wall have been preserved only at the south-east corner and on the north side.
Location: Vasilissis Olgas Ave. - The site is open daily 8.30 am - 3.30 pm