South Stoa

In the sacred sanctuary of ancient Olympia, the South Stoa stood at the heart of a complex devoted to sport and worship. Built during the Classical period, in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, it belonged to the same hallowed ground that held the Temple of Zeus, the Temple of Hera, and the Metroon. The stoa served the crowds and ceremonies that made Olympia one of the Greek world's most important religious centres, and its remains have yielded 224 documented objects that open a window onto daily life and ritual practice across the centuries.