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Olympia

Cultural World Heritage property in Greece, inscribed in 1989 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Olympia, Greece
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Poland and UkraineWorks of Antoni GaudíWürzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence SquareXanthos-LetoonZagoriŽatec and the Landscape of Saaz HopsZollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex37.638° N, 21.630° E
State Party
Greece
Year of inscription
1989
Criteria
iiiiiiivvi
Area of property
106 ha
Location
Ancient Olympia Municipality
What it is
Ancient Greek archaeological site, Samian Ware Discovery Site
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Elevation
69 m
Landform
Ancient Elis
Visitors a year
484,238 (2018) · ranking
Official website
olympia-greece.org
Reference
WHC 517 · Wikidata Q38888

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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