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Statue of Zeus

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    (450 BC-462)
    Located at Olympia, or modern day Athens, Greece
    Designed by Greek architect Libon
    One of the seven wonders of the ancient world

Why Statue of Zeus might be annoying:

    It was built completely out of gold and ivory, pretty much assuring that it would be destroyed or parts of it stolen.
    It was built in celebration of the Greek god Zeus.
    It barely fit into the temple it was designed to fit in.
    It was built to commemorate the Olympic games which, today, would be lucky to see even mediocre television ratings, let alone a magnificent statue.
    It was given gifts by various rulers around the world despite being an inanimate object.
    Reconstructions of it are almost always inaccurate.

Why Statue of Zeus might not be annoying:

    It was a sitting Zeus statue that, had he stood up, would have went through the roof of the temple.
    It had many representations, such as Victory.
    It was no longer seen by people when the Olympics were condemned as Pagan practices and its temple closed down (391 AD).
    It was struck by earthquakes, landslides and floods at Olympia, yet survived.
    It was transported to Constantinople where it stayed until it was destroyed by a severe fire and forever lost (462 AD).
    It was envied by many other nations of the ancient world, and copied, but never duplicated.
    In a statue-obsessed culture like Greece, it was considered to be the greatest in Greek sculpture.

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 89 Votes: 49.44% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 343 Votes: 40.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 229 Votes: 43.23% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 167 Votes: 42.51% Annoying