By melinda010100 on Skatehive
26 years ago during a month long trip to Greece, I visited Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games 2500 years ago. These are old film photos taken back in the days when I took very few photos in an effort to conserve film and processing costs. Sometimes a roll of 24 photo film would last me an entire year! So this trip, where I shot 8 rolls of film in a month felt quite excessive! Apologies for the photo quality. Temple of Zeus Fallen Giants: These fluted "drums" of limestone were once stacked to reach nearly 34 feet in height. . A massive earthquakes in the 6th century CE caused the temple pillars to "unspool" onto the ground. This is a reconstructed image of what the temple may have looked like. Ai image The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal seated figure of the king of the Greek gods, . As one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was of immense scale and inspired awe in worshippers. It was constructed of gold and ivory panels over a wooden framework b