⚡ The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Chryselephantine masterpiece and Ancient Wonder, lost to fire or earthquake
📋 Fast Facts
- Sculpted by Phidias around 435 BC
- Stood approximately 12 meters (40 feet) tall inside the Temple of Zeus
- Built with ivory skin and gold robes over a wooden framework
- Destroyed by fire or earthquake in the 5th or 6th century AD
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal chryselephantine sculpture—constructed with ivory plates for the skin and gold panels for the robes and adornments—created by the renowned Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC. Housed within the Temple of Zeus at Olympia in ancient Greece, it was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and served as both a masterwork of artistic achievement and a sacred object of pilgrimage and worship ...