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Statue of Zeus at Olympia
August 10th, 2007 by Shenron
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia is one of the original classical Seven Wonders and was carved around the middle of the fifth century in Olympia. The actual statue was twelve meters tall made out of ivory and gold plating, with the base, which was the throne chair, consisting of ivory, ebony, and gold as well.
The exact date of its ultimate destruction is not known, however one theory has it destroyed almost a thousand years later when the temple was demolished, and others have it being taken to Constantinople and then destroyed by the fire of Lauseion. The workshop that the sculptor, Phidias, used was discovered in 1958 which has given to us the knowledge of the exact methods used in the creation of this once wonder of the world. The framework of the statue was made of wood, having ivory put on representing skin and flesh, gold leaf being representational of armor and finally ebony for all the outer wooden needs.
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