Olympia

Olympia is an ancient city in Greece, in antiquity site of the Olympic Games. Due to its fame, a number of cities and places in other parts of the world have been named after it:

Olympia, Washington, United States
A music hall in Paris, France, see Paris Olympia
Olympia Heights, Florida
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Olympia, England

Olympia is also the name of:

Olympia, a 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet.
Olympia, a 1938 film by Leni Riefenstahl documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
Olympia of Epirus, the mother of Alexander the Great
The Olympia, an annual bodybuilding contest, see Mr. Olympia

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