Temple_Of_Olympian_Zeus_-_Olympieion_(retouched).jpg


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English: The remaining structure of The Temple of Olympian Zeus at Athens . It had been cloudy all day, and with the clouds gathering to the East, the sun came out from the West to Illuminate the stone.
Deutsch: Das Bild stellt den Tempel des Zeus in Athen dar. Das Olympieion (auch Tempel des Olympischen Zeus) in Athen war einer der größten Tempel im antiken Griechenland und wurde vom 2. Jahrhundert v. Chr. bis zum 2. Jh. n. Chr. errichtet. Dabei wurde das Fundament eines begonnenen Vorgängerbaus aus dem 6. Jh. v. Chr. benutzt.
Date 15 January 2006 (according to Exif data)
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Retouched by AM
Camera location 37° 58′ 08.5″ N, 23° 44′ 00.7″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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Original: Temple Of Olmpian Zeus.jpg Editor: AM ( talk )
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15 January 2006

37°58'8.501"N, 23°44'0.701"E