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How tall was the Statue of Zeus at Olympia?

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Map of southeastern Europe highlighting Greece and marking the location of Olympia with a red star, indicating its status as a World Heritage Site. Olympia is shown in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula, surrounded by neighboring countries and nearby seas including the Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean. — Olympia Olympia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was nearly 40 feet (12 metres) high.12

Created by the sculptor Phidias around 430 bce, this chryselephantine (gold and ivory) masterpiece depicted the god seated on an elaborate throne. It was housed within the Temple of Zeus and was widely considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.123