Facilities for Athletes
Although little construction was carried out within the sanctuary after Classical times, west of the sanctuary, facilities continued to be developed for training athletes. The palaestra was added in the fourth century as a place for boxers and wrestlers to train, and north of it was the gymnasium. Southwest of the Altis lies another structure to accommodate the athletes, the hotel known as the Leonidaion, named for its donor.
Photograph courtesy of the Department of Archaeology, Boston University, Saul S. Weinberg Collection
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