The SW Building Ruins of Leonidaion, Olympia, Greece

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The SW Building Ruins of Leonidaion, Olympia, Greece

SW Building is a large building complex of the Imperial period. It consisted of a central court with colonnade and an open-air swimming pool, three big halls and smaller auxillary rooms. The niches of the monumental facade were adorned with statues. It was a meeting place for the athletes, who were training in the big halls of the buildings. The Leonidaion was the lodging place for athletes taking part in the Olympic Games at Olympia. It was located at the southwest edge of the sanctuary and was the largest building on the site. It was constructed around 330 BCE and was funded and designed by Leonidas of Naxos. n nThe building consisted of four Ionian colonnades with 138 decorated columns, forming a square of approximately 80 metres. In its interior there was a central Doric peristyle with 44 columns

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The SW Building Ruins of Leonidaion, Olympia, Greece

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