Mount Olympus
Olympus, also spelt Olympos, was the home of the gods in Greek mythology. It was located up in the clouds above Mount Olympus. The palace was made out of white marble and gold. It had columned porticos (a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building), terraces (a level paved area next to a building; a patio) covered thinly with gold and bronze braziers. Braziers are a portable heater with a pan on top of a stand with a fire and coals. They also had a stone Amphitheatre (an open, circular or oval building with a central space for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators), hippodrome (a theatre or concert hall) and coliseum (a large theatre, cinema, or stadium). Some of the gods had fortress stands that were at the solid bronze domes (a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base) of the sky. At Olympus they had gardens that bloomed with olive trees and rosebushes.
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