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Ancient sanctuary and site of the Olympic Games , northwestern Peloponnese, southern Greece.
Located 10 mi (16 km) inland from the Ionian Sea, it was on the northern bank of the Alpheus River . A centre of Greek religious worship, it held the primarily athletic contests in honour of Zeus every four years, beginning in 776 BC. In the temple of Zeus, built с 460 BC, was the statue of Zeus by Phidias , one of the Seven Wonders of the World . Excavations have uncovered many ruins, including temples and the stadium.
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City (pop., 2000: 42,514), capital of Washington state, U.S. It lies at the southern end of Puget Sound , southwest of Tacoma .
Originally called Smithfield, it was renamed for the nearby Olympic Mountains and incorporated as a city in 1859. It developed port facilities and a lumber-based economy, supplemented by oyster farming and other industries. Its harbour is the site of a large merchant reserve fleet. Located at the base of the Olympic Peninsula, it is the gateway to Olympic National Park .