Unfortunately, the Statue of Zeus has not survived to the modern era. It was destroyed sometime in the 5th or 6th century CE, either when Theodosius II ordered the temple destroyed, or by fire or earthquake after being moved to Constantinople.
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The discovery in the 1950s of the remains of Phidias' workshop at Olympia confirmed the statue's date of about 430 bce. The temple was destroyed in 426 ce, and the statue, of which no accurate copies survive, may have been destroyed then or in a fire at Constantinople (now Istanbul) about 50 years later.
In 800 B.C., the Greeks began holding a sporting event every four years to honor the gods in Olympia. Before entering the arena, the athletes made a sacrifice to Zeus and swore an oath of fairness. Today there is nothing left of the mighty temple that housed the famous statue of Zeus in antiquity.
The temple was never entirely completed. It went under renovation many times. Unfortunately, both the temple and the statue of Zeus were destroyed by an earthquake.
In 391 AD, with the rise of Christianity, the Romans banned the Olympic Games and closed down the Greek temples. The statue of Zeus was subsequently transferred to Constantinople. In 462 AD, a fire destroyed the palace where the statue was located, causing it to be permanently lost.
These ancient wonders are Colossus of Rhodes, Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Olympia Temple of Zeus: The ruined Temple of Zeus that stands today in the archaeological site of Olympia was built to honor the chief of the gods. It was probably constructed at around 470 B.C when the ancient Olympic Games were at their peak.
The original resides in the National Archeological Museum, in Athens, Greece. There has long been dispute about whether the sculpture depicts the god Poseidon or his brother Zeus.