Olympia 70554 223885190 2008-07-06T09:49:53Z Colonies Chris 577301 /* Other uses */ {{tocright}} The name '''Olympia''' may refer to: == Places == * [[Olympia, Greece]], the site of the ancient Olympic Games * [[Olympia, Washington]], the capital city of Washington state. * [[Olympia Heights, Florida]] * [[Olympia Fields, Illinois]] * [[Olímpia]], Brazil, in São Paulo == Buildings and landmarks == * [[Olympia (stadium)]], a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden, home of Helsingborgs IF * [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)]], a stadium originally built for the (cancelled) 1916 Summer Olympics * [[Olympia Milk Bar]], a cultural landmark in Sydney, Australia * [[Olympia Skistadion]], a ski-jumping facility in Garmisch, Germany * [[Detroit Olympia]], the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings * [[Paris Olympia]], a music hall in Paris * [[Olympia High School (Washington)]], an American high school in Washington State * [[Liverpool Olympia]], a theatre in Liverpool, UK * [[Olympia, London]], an exhibition centre in London, UK == 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]] == Ships == *[[USS Olympia|USS ''Olympia'']], referring to two ships named after the city of Olympia, Washington *M/V ''Olympia'' (later ''[[Pride of Bilbao]]''), a ferry operated by Viking Line between 1986 and 1993 *''Olympia'', later [[MS Regal Empress|MS ''Regal Empress'']], an ocean liner == Art == *[[Olympia (painting)|''Olympia'' (painting)]], an 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet *[[Olympia (1938 film)|''Olympia'' (1938 film)]], by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games *[[Olympia (1998 film)|''Olympia'' (1998 film)]], about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlete *[[Olympia (song)|"Olympia" (song)]], by Sergio Mendes from his album ''Confetti'' written for the 1984 Summer Olympics == Businesses and companies == *[[Olympia and York]], a now bankrupt property firm based in Canada *[[Olympia Brewing Company]] (1896-2003) in Washington State *[[Olympia Flooring and Tile]] a tile wholesaler in Canada *[[Olympia Press]], a French publisher *[[Olympia Sports Camp]], a Sports Camp near Huntsville, Ontario *Olympia College, a for-profit group of American colleges, part of the [[Everest College]] system == Sports == *[[Olympia Larissa BC]], a basketball club based in Larissa, Greece *[[Detroit Olympia]], the former stadium of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings *[[Olympia (stadium)]], 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 *[[Olympia Wilhelmshaven]], a German sports club *[[Olympia]], a bi-annual woodsy recreational Labor Day weekend event sponsored by Centaur Motorcycle Club *[[Mr. Olympia]], an annual bodybuilding contest *[[Figure Olympia]], women's bodybuilding competition * [[Fitness Olympia]], women's bodybuilding competition == Other uses == *[[Olympia (automobile)]], a 1930s automobile *[[Olympia Motor Show]], a British automobile event *[[582 Olympia]], a minor planet orbiting the sun *[[DFS Olympia Meise]], a 1940 sailplane *[[Olympia Academy]] or "Akademie Olympia", a semi-formal group of friends that included Albert Einstein *''[[Olympia Marble]]'', a North American butterfly *''[[Olympia oyster]]'', a Pacific coast oyster *[[Olympia (comics)]], a fictional city in Marvel Comics *''Olympia'', a junior synonym of the plant genus ''[[Hypericum]]'' (St. John's-worts) ==See also== *[[Olympic]] *[[Olympus]] {{disambig}} [[ar:أوليمبيا]] [[bg:Олимпия]] [[ca:Olímpia]] [[da:Olympia]] [[de:Olympia]] [[el:Ολυμπία]] [[es:Olimpia (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Olympia]] [[he:אולימפיה (פירושונים)]] [[it:Olympia]] [[ko:올림피아]] [[la:Olympia]] [[lv:Olympia]] [[nl:Olympia]] [[ja:オリンピア]] [[no:Olympia]] [[nn:Olympia]] [[pl:Olimpia]] [[pt:Olímpia (desambiguação)]] [[ru:Олимпия (значения)]] [[sk:Olympia]] [[sl:Olimpija (razločitev)]] [[fi:Olympia]] [[sv:Olympia (olika betydelser)]]