In Ancient Olympia
In Ancient Olympia
Welcome to the first Olympic Games in history, at their homeland, ancient Olympia!
We enter a long, wide space that resembles an ancient stadium. It is worth standing for a while on the rectangular piece of white marble which lies at the center, a few steps away from the entrance of the room. The marble is embedded in the floor and marks the start of the foot races. We can hear cheering and applause, that transport us to the most stunning religious and athletic site in the ancient Greek world!
A large white projection screen is spread across the room, dividing it into two sides. On the screen are faintly projected figures of athletes competing in various sports. On the right side there is a long wall with representations of all the personnel that contributed to the Olympic Games as well as of athletes while training or competing. These representations come from ancient pottery vessels and are accompanied by texts with information on the sports, game rules and the staff that work at the Games.
On the left side of the section, there is a dictum from the Ancient Greek poet Pindar “When you strive to achieve your goal, all toil is forgotten in victory”, which introduces us to the section about awards, such as the kotinos and the ribbon, which we can touch. On the same side, there is a long stadium bench, where we can sit and listen to the descriptions of the theme section. On the wall behind the seating there is a large, red representation of the goddess Nike awarding a young athlete. The naked athlete, wearing a helmet on his head and red ribbons on his arm and thigh, extends his arms towards the winged goddess. You can hear more information about the ancient Olympic Games and the awards for the champions later on.
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