Leonidaion
Ruins · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 329 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.637, 21.629
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient building in Olympian Zeus sanctuary, Ancient Olympia, Greece
History
The Leonidaion (Λεωνιδαίο) was the lodging place for athletes taking part in the Olympic Games at Olympia. It was built around 330 BCE at the southwest edge of the sanctuary, and was the largest building on the site. It was funded, designed by, and named after architect Leonidas of Naxos.