Count em! One, two, three - anyway... there are SEVEN wonders of the ancient world, so let's sing along to them in this new ...
But its main claim to fame is that it once housed the chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Zeus from Olympia. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this 12-metre-high sculpture ...
3 - The statue of Zeus in Olympia, Greece The statue of Zeus in Olympia, the city that was the cradle of ancient Olymp ic Games in Greece, is another of the wonders of the ancient world.
Inside stood a giant statue of Zeus made from gold and ivory. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! Olympia was not only a centre of sport but of culture, politics, and religion.
Greece said it has recovered from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artefact stolen from ancient Olympia ... at the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia or at that of Hera ...