Olympia: Stadium (Olympia, Greece) : View where water was brought in or taken out

Creator:

unknown (Greek (ancient)

Published/Created:

Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece
ca. 450-290 BCE

Date Depicted:

10/16/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD

Materials:

marble
stone

Notes:

Towards the mid-5th century BCE the stadium was moved 82 m to the east and 7 m to the north (Stadium III). Excavations have shown that the embankment of the narrow western side was truncated after the mid-4th century BCE, when the Echo Stoa was built, which entirely separated the stadium from the sanctuary. The track of this new stadium was 215.54 m long and about 28.5 m wide. The banks that enclosed it on four sides could accommodate 45,000 spectators, most of whom would sit on the sloping ground, the few stone seats being kept for dignitaries. The stone exedra for the Hellanodikai was opposite the Altar of Demeter Chamyne. In the late 3rd century BCE the north-west corner of the stadium was linked with the sanctuary through a narrow roofed corridor.

Variant Titles:

Stadium III

Topics:

Architecture -- Greece -- 3rd century BCE -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Greece -- 4th century BCE -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Greece -- 5th century BCE -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Early Classical
Hellenistic

Culture:

Greek (ancient)

Accession Number:

1A3-G-O-1-F7

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
recreation buildings: sports buildings: stadiums (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; recreation and games; festivals; Olympics construction buildings; recreation buildings; sports buildings; stadiums

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/16/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10098725

PID:

digcoll:1847954