Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Site of Olympia' has mentioned 'Peloponnese' in the following places:
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| Olympia (Greek: xe1xbdx88xcexbbxcfx85xcexbcxcfx80xcexafxcexb1; Ancient Greek:xc2xa0[olympxc3xada]; Modern Greek:xc2xa0[oli(m)xcbx88bia] Olymbxc3xada) is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name, which was a major Panhellenic religious sanctuary of ancient Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held. | WIKI |
| Olympia lies in the wide valley of the rather small Alfeixc3xb3s River (also Romanized as Alpheus or Alpheios) in the western part of the Peloponnese, today around 18xc2xa0km away from the Ionian Sea but perhaps, in antiquity, half that distance. | WIKI |
| The sanctuary of Olympia, in the North West of the Peloponnese, in the Regional Unit of Eleia (Elis), has been established in the valley created by the confluence of the Alpheios and Kladeos rivers in a natural setting of beauty and serenity. | UNESCO |
| These are all major works of sculpture and key references in the history of art.Criterion (ii): xc2xa0The influence of the monuments of Olympia has been considerable: the temple of Zeus, built in 470-457 BC, is a model of the great Doric temples constructed in the Peloponnese, as well as in southern Italy and in Sicily during the 5th century BC; the Nike by Paionios, sculptured circa 420 BC, so lastingly influenced iconographic allegories of victory that neoclassic art of the 19th century is still much indebted to it; the Olympian Palaestra with reference to the Roman period, a square and an open space for athletesxe2x80x99 training as well as a place for their mental and physical preparation before the Games, is undoubtedly the typological reference made by Vitruvius in xe2x80x9cDe Architecturaxe2x80x9d. | UNESCO |
| Its value as a standard in architecture is in any case indisputable.Criterion (iii): Olympia bears exceptional testimony to the ancient civilizations of Peloponnese, both in terms of duration and quality. | UNESCO |
| In 2007, the surrounding area of the sanctuary of Olympia was hit by fires which have burned out a great part of the Peloponnese, albeit not irreparably,. | UNESCO |