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The Statue of Zeus was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

It was a very big statue of the god Zeus.

It was 13 meters tall.

It was in the Temple of Zeus in the ancient city of Olympia in Greece.

The famous architect Phidius created it in 435 BC.

A lot of people worked hard to build it.

They worked for eight years.

Many people from the ancient world visited the temple to see the statue.

However, scientists don't know what happened to this statue after the Romans destroyed the temple.