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A pleasant place to be
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Me in front of the Philippeion
Aaron
The huge bridge constructed on our way to Olympia and Lambros' village
Bridge
A church built later on the grounds
Church
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Church
Tiny village church above Karalis home
Church
 
Columns
 
Entrance to Olympia
 
Evening shadow
Last night at the village, sun setting on the valley
Farewell village
 
Flying again
Ruins of ancient Olympia in ths sun
In the sun
A rare glimpse of the world famous Karalis winery (at rear)
Karalis Winery
The monumental entrance arch or "krypte"
Krypte
Leonidaion building, turned into baths in Roman times
Leonidaion
Map of Olympia sanctuary
Map
I prepare myself...
Marks...
Model of Olympia
Model
Lambros arrives in his BMW to escort me
Mr Karalis
The Karalis orange groves
Oranges
Leaving the stadium via the monumental entrance
Outwards
One side of the once-covered square Palaestra
Palaestra
Circular building by Philip II, 338BC, completed by Alexander the Great. Partially reconstructed.
Philippeion
The Philipeon against the sky
Philippeon
Southern boundary of the Olympia sanctuary
South Portico
Prepare for glory athletes!
Stadium Entrance
The stadium from above and north. Only the judges got stone seats.
Stadium from above
Village of the Karalis family
Sunset at village
 
Sunset on the mountain
The front sculptures from the temple of Zeus
Temple frontage
The track, 192 x 29 m
The Stadium
Leaving Olympia we walk to the nearby Museum
To the museum
Walking down to the entrace to the stadium. Once flanked by statues of cheaters...
Towards the stadium
Village and valley from above. Lambros thinks I take too many photos
Valley
I'll take that eternal glory now thanks
Victory!
Time for a walk
Walkies
Temple of Zeus - pulled down by the Romans - one pillar reconstructed. I hope you boys are going to clean that mess up!
Zeus
The 12m statue of Zeus as it once was in the temple - made of gold and ivory, oneo f the seven wonders of the ancient world. Destroyed by earthquakes
Zeus' statue
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A pleasant place to be             Me in front of the Philippeion The huge bridge constructed on our way to Olympia and Lambros' village A church built later on the grounds q Tiny village church above Karalis home       Last night at the village, sun setting on the valley   Ruins of ancient Olympia in ths sun A rare glimpse of the world famous Karalis winery (at rear) The monumental entrance arch or "krypte" Leonidaion building, turned into baths in Roman times Map of Olympia sanctuary I prepare myself... Model of Olympia Lambros arrives in his BMW to escort me The Karalis orange groves Leaving the stadium via the monumental entrance One side of the once-covered square Palaestra Circular building by Philip II, 338BC, completed by Alexander the Great. Partially reconstructed. The Philipeon against the sky Southern boundary of the Olympia sanctuary Prepare for glory athletes! The stadium from above and north. Only the judges got stone seats. Village of the Karalis family   The front sculptures from the temple of Zeus The track, 192 x 29 m Leaving Olympia we walk to the nearby Museum Walking down to the entrace to the stadium. Once flanked by statues of cheaters... Village and valley from above. Lambros thinks I take too many photos I'll take that eternal glory now thanks Time for a walk Temple of Zeus - pulled down by the Romans - one pillar reconstructed. I hope you boys are going to clean that mess up! The 12m statue of Zeus as it once was in the temple - made of gold and ivory, oneo f the seven wonders of the ancient world. Destroyed by earthquakes
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