Leonidaion
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thumb|Leionidaion at southwest corner of Olympia sanctuary thumb|The remains of the Leonidaion (2020) thumb|Floor plan of the Leonidaion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ruins
- Part of
- Olympia
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Ancient Olympia Municipality
- Location
- Olympia
- Image
- 20090725 olympia62.jpg
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- Commons category
- Leonidaion
- culture
- Ancient Greece
- described at URL
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=536
- inception
- 0330-00-00
- architectural style
- Doric order
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb|Leionidaion at southwest corner of Olympia sanctuary thumb|The remains of the Leonidaion (2020) thumb|Floor plan of the Leonidaion
The Leonidaion (Λεωνιδαίο) was the lodging place for athletes taking part in the Olympic Games at Olympia. It was built around 330 BCE at the southwest edge of the sanctuary, and was the largest building on the site. It was funded, designed by, and named after architect Leonidas of Naxos.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leonidaion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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