The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece, as seen in 2009.

The building was demolished after the death of Peisistratos and the construction of a colossal new Temple of Olympian Zeus was begun around 520 BC by his sons, Hippias and Hipparchos.

Designed by the architects Antistates, Callaeschrus, Antimachides and Porinus, the Temple of Olympian Zeus was intended to be built of local limestone in the Doric style on a colossal platform measuring 41 m ( 134. 5 feet ) by 108 m ( 353. 5 feet ).

In 124-125 AD, when the strongly Philhellene Hadrian visited Athens, a massive building programme was begun that included the completion of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

The Temple of Olympian Zeus was badly damaged during the Herulian sack of Athens in 267.

* Hellenic Ministry of Culture: Temple of Olympian Zeus website

* The Temple of Olympian Zeus, about 3 km outside the city, built around 6th century BC.

* The Temple of Olympian Zeus is completed at Athens.

* The Temple of Olympian Zeus ( Athens ) is completed using Cossutius ' design.

Its length was 110 m, and its breadth 55 m, so that it was actually longer than the great Temple of Olympian Zeus at Agrigentum, though not equal to it in breadth.

The largest by far is the Temple of Olympian Zeus, built to commemorate the Battle of Himera in 480 BC: it is believed to have been the largest Doric temple ever built.

** Temple of Olympian Zeus ( Athens )

More impressive depictions of the Gigantomachy can be found in classical sculptural relief, such as the great altar of Pergamon, where the serpent-legged giants are locked in battle with a host of gods, or in Antiquity at the Temple of Olympian Zeus at Acragas.

** 2006-12-23 — Analemma over the Temple of Olympian Zeus

The idol of Olympian Zeus was placed on the altar of the Temple.

* The reconstruction of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

Such figures were used on a monumental scale, notably in the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Agrigento, Sicily.

* The number of Corinthian columns in the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the largest temple ever built in Greece.

Two other major religious sites, the Temple of Hephaestus ( which is still largely intact ) and the Temple of Olympian Zeus or Olympeion ( once the largest temple in mainland Greece but now in ruins ) also lay within the city walls.

The ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

The Roman emperor Hadrian, in the 2nd century AD, constructed a library, a gymnasium, an aqueduct which is still in use, several temples and sanctuaries, a bridge and financed the completion of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

Munich, copy from original, 460 BC at the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece | Olympia, Greece

In the Temple of Hera at Olympia, Hera's seated cult figure was older than the warrior figure of Zeus that accompanied it.

The cult in the Temple of Artemis ( Diana ) at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World possibly originated with the observation of a meteorite fall which was understood by contemporaries to have fallen to the earth from Zeus, the principal Greek deity.

* Temple of Zeus: photo album and description

ca: Temple de Zeus Olímpic ( Atenes )

An excellent example of this are the 39 remaining lion-headed water spouts on the Temple of Zeus.

This development had a direct effect on the sculptural decoration of temples, as many of the greatest extant works of Ancient Greek sculpture once adorned temples, and many of the largest recorded statues of the age, such as the lost chryselephantine statues of Zeus at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia and Athena at the Parthenon, Athens, both over 40 feet high, were once housed in them.

The Severe Classical style ( 500-450 BC ) is represented by the pedimental sculptures of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, ( 470-456 BC ).

The scene appears to have filled the space with figures carefully arranged to fit the slope and shape available, as with earlier east pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympus.

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (), commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple () or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders.

On the sixteenth day of the month, harvest was begun by gathering a sheaf of barley, which was offered as a sacrifice to God (), when the Temple in Jerusalem existed.

The modern name, Angkor Wat, means " Temple City " or " City of Temples " in Khmer ; Angkor, meaning " city " or " capital city ", is a vernacular form of the word nokor (), which comes from the Sanskrit word nagar ().

The background of Lake Louise is filled with views of several snow-capped mountains including Mount Temple (), Mount Whyte () and Mount Niblock ().

His life was spared and he was put under the care of Kurama Temple (), nestled in the Hiei Mountains near the capital of Kyoto, while Yoritomo was banished to Izu Province.

The Guanghua Temple (), also known as the South Mountain Guanghua Temple ( 南山广寺 ), is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Mount Phoenix ( 凤凰山 ), about south of Putian City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.

A pedestrian path (), formerly a Roman road, leads to the Temple of Mercury.

Uzziah was suddenly struck with tzaraat while in the act of offering incense (), and he was driven from the Temple and compelled to reside in " a separate house " until his death ( 2 Kings 15: 5, 27 ; ).

The three most famous cultural sites of the city, collectively known as San Kong ( 三孔 ), i. e. " The Three Confucian ", are the Temple of Confucius (), the Cemetery of Confucius (), and the Kong Family Mansion ().

According to the later account in 2 Chronicles, Josiah even destroyed altars and images of pagan deities in cities of the tribes of Manasseh, Ephraim, " and Simeon, as far as Naphtali " (), which were outside of his kingdom, Judah, and returned the Ark of the Covenant to the Temple.

" One opinion in the Talmud ( b. Rosh Hashana 18b ) states that the " fast of the tenth month " refers to the fifth of Tevet, when, according to Ezekiel (), news of the destruction of the Temple reached those already in exile in Babylon.

The Well of Hang Li Po, which is next to the San Poh Teng Temple ) ( also known as Sam Po Kong Temple ) at the foot of the hill (), was constructed by Hang Li Po's followers for her personal use but was also an important source of water for much of the town.

While the historicity of the gospel accounts is questioned to some extent by some critical scholars and non-Christians, the traditional view states the following chronology for his ministry: Temptation, Sermon on the Mount, Appointment of the Twelve, Miracles, Temple Money Changers, Last Supper, Arrest, Trial, Passion, Crucifixion on Good Friday (,), Nisan 14th (,, Gospel of Peter ) or Nisan 15th ( Synoptic Gospels ), ( 7Apr30, 3Apr33, 30Mar36, possible Fri-14-Nisan dates ,-Meier ), entombment by Pharisees Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus of the Sanhedrin, Resurrection by God on Easter Sunday, appearances to Paul of Tarsus (), Simon Peter (), Mary Magdalene (,), and others, Great Commission, Ascension, Second Coming Prophecy to fulfill the rest of Messianic prophecy such as the Resurrection of the dead, the Last Judgment, and establishment of the Kingdom of God and the Messianic Age.

In Chinese, (), meaning Temple, refers to an asterism consisting of κ Aquarii, 44 Aquarii, 51 Aquarii and HD 216718.

Some of the most notable and recognizable of these were the cursing of the fig tree (,), the questioning of Jesus ' authority (), the Cleansing of the Temple and some diverse parables, depending on which Gospel is read.

The prescribed readings for the feast day were taken from the book of Malachi, " the Lord will come to his temple " (), and from the Gospel of Luke, the purification of Mary and the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, including Simeon's canticle Nunc dimittis (), on which the libretto is based.

Siong Lim Temple ( also: Shuang Lin Temple ) is the common Hokkien or Fukien name of the ( Lian Shan ) Shuang Lin Monastery (), pinyin: ( Lián Shān ) Shuāng Lín sì, literally Twin Grove of the Lotus Mountain Temple.