The north-west part of the Altis. On the right is the temple of Hera; the decorative discs at the ends of the roof are of terracotta, painted with intricate geometric designs in shades of brown and purple. On the left is the Pelopion, or burial place of Pelops. In Pausanias' time there were many statues among the trees. The circular building is the Philippeion; behind it are the palaestra and the gymnasium. Model: Kim Allen and team. Photo: Robert Broomfield. The model was made specially by the Trustees of the British Museum for the exhibition "The Ancient Olympic Games", at a scale of 1:200, showing what Olympia would have looked like c. 100 BC, before Roman construction and alterations.
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