Why was ancient Olympia named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989?

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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.

Olympia was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989 due to its outstanding cultural significance.1

As a renowned ancient sanctuary, the site is historically vital as the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. Furthermore, it served as the location for the Statue of Zeus, a masterpiece of the ancient world that was famously ranked among the Seven Wonders of the World.1