Olympia

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Olympia is an ancient city in Greece, in antiquity site of the Olympic Games. Due to its fame, a number of cities and places in other parts of the world have been named after it:

Olympia, Washington, United States
A music hall in Paris, France, see Paris Olympia
Olympia Heights, Florida
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Olympia, England

Olímpia, Brazil, in the state of São Paulo

Olympia is also the name of:

Olympia, an obsolete German typewriter manufacturer.
Olympia, a 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet.
Olympia, a 1938 film by Leni Riefenstahl documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
Olympia, a play-by-email game, http://www.pbm.com/oly/
Olympia of Epirus, the mother of Alexander the Great
The Olympia, an annual bodybuilding contest, see Mr. Olympia

USS Olympia is the name of two ships, after the city of Olympia, Washington.
- Olympia (C-6), a protected cruiser in service 1895–1922, and presently a museum ship in Philadelphia PA.
- Olympia (SSN-717), a submarine in service from 1984 and on active service as of 2004.

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