Olympia
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The name Olympia may refer to:
[edit] Places
- Olympia, Greece, the site of the ancient Olympic Games
- Olympia, Washington, the capital city of the state of Washington
- Olympia Heights, Florida
- Olympia Fields, Illinois
- Olímpia, a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
[edit] Buildings and landmarks
- Olympia (Paris), a famous music hall in Paris, France
- Olympia (London), an exhibition centre in London, UK
- Olympia Apartments (Washington, D.C.), listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Detroit Olympia, the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
- Kensington (Olympia) station, a station in London, UK
- Liverpool Olympia, a theatre in Liverpool, UK
- Olympia High School, any of several high schools in the United States
- Olympia Milk Bar, a cultural landmark in Sydney, Australia
- Olympic Stadium (Berlin), a stadium originally built for the cancelled 1916 Summer Olympics
- Olympia Theatre (Dublin), a concert hall in Dublin, Ireland
- Olympia Theatre (New York), a now-demolished theatre complex in New York, USA
[edit] People
- Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great
- Olympia Dukakis (b. 1931), actress
- Olympia Snowe (b. 1947), US Senator from Maine
- Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (b. 1967), daughter of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
[edit] Ships and aircraft
- USS Olympia, referring to two ships named after the city of Olympia, Washington
- HMS Olympia, referring to ships of the Royal Navy
- M/V Olympia (later Pride of Bilbao), a ferry operated by Viking Line between 1986 and 1993
- Olympia, later MS Regal Empress, an ocean liner
- DFS Olympia Meise, a glider built in numbers in the 1930s in Germany
- The Olympia, a glider built in numbers in the 1940s in the United Kingdom
[edit] Art
- Olympia (Manet), an 1863 oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet
- Olympia (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
- Olympia (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlete
- Olympia, an 1948 oil on canvas painting by René Magritte
[edit] Music
- "Olympia" (song), a song by Sergio Mendes from his album Confetti
- Olympia (album), an album by Bryan Ferry
- Olympia, a mechanical doll from E.T.A. Hoffmann's short story "Der Sandmann"
[edit] Businesses, companies and products
- Olympia (comics), a fictional city in Marvel Comics
- Olympia, a CD imprint of the Russian label Melodiya
- Olympia, a line of ice resurfacers manufacturer by Resurfice Corporation
- Olympia Brewing Company (1896-2003), a brewery in Tumwater, Washington
- Olympia College, a for-profit group of American colleges, part of the Everest College system
- Olympia Flooring and Tile a tile wholesaler in Canada
- Olympia Press, a French publisher
- Olympia and York, a now bankrupt property firm based in Canada
- Opel Olympia, a family car
[edit] Sports
- Olympia (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
- Olympia Larissa BC, a basketball club based in Larissa, Greece
- Detroit Olympia, the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings
- Olympia (Helsingborg), a football stadium in Helsingborg, home of Helsingborgs IF
- Olympia Club de Bruxelles, a former Belgian football club
- Olympia Skistadion, a ski-jumping facility in Garmisch, Germany
- TSR Olympia Wilhelmshaven, a German sports club
- Mr. Olympia, an annual bodybuilding contest
- Figure Olympia, women's bodybuilding competition
- Fitness Olympia, women's bodybuilding competition
[edit] Other uses
- Olympia, a junior synonym of the plant genus Hypericum (St. John's-worts)
- 582 Olympia, a minor planet orbiting the sun
- Olympia Academy or "Akademie Olympia", a semi-formal group of friends that included Albert Einstein
- Olympia oyster, a Pacific coast oyster
- Euchloe olympia, a North American butterfly commonly called the Olympia Marble
[edit] See also
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