What is "olympia"

The name Olympia may refer to:

Olympia (commonly known as L'Olympia, Olympia Hall or Paris Olympia) is a music hall located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Located at No. 28, Boulevard des Capucines, its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine, Opéra, Havre – Caumartin and Auber.

Olympia is a 1938 German documentary film written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The film was released in two parts: Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) and Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty). It was the first documentary feature film of the Olympic Games ever made. Many advanced motion picture techniques, which later became industry standards but which were groundbreaking at the time, were employed —including unusual camera angles, smash cuts, extreme close-ups, placing tracking shot rails within the bleachers, and the like. The techniques employed are almost universally admired, but the film is controversial due to its political context. Nevertheless, the film appears on many lists of the greatest films of all-time, including Time magazine's "All-Time 100 Movies."

Olympia set the precedent for future films documenting and glorifying the Olympic Games, particularly the Summer Games. The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was devised by the German sports official Dr. Carl Diem for these Olympic Games in Berlin. Riefenstahl later staged the torch relay for this film, with competitive events of the Games.

Olympia is a painting by Édouard Manet, first exhibited at the 1865 Paris Salon, which shows a nude white woman ("Olympia") lying on a bed being brought flowers by a black servant. Olympia was modelled by Victorine Meurent. Olympia's confrontational gaze caused shock and astonishment when the painting was first exhibited because a number of details in the picture identified her as a prostitute. The French government acquired the painting in 1890 after a public subscription organized by Claude Monet. The painting is on display at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Olympia, sometimes referred to as Olympiastadion , is a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden. It was opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 17,200 (9,673 seated and about 7,500 ground attendance stands). All stands can be converted into seaters, giving a capacity of around 13,000).

On October 22, 2014 the Helsingborg City Council, who owns Olympia, unanimously voted to renovate and rebuild the stadium. The construction will start after the 2014 Allsvenskan season and will be finished in early to mid 2017. This will be the fourth updating of the arena since 1985. Before 1985 the arena was in a dreadful state with athletic running tracks, wooden stands, and a very poor lighting system.

The name of this arena has no actual connection to the Olympic Games, but since the modern Olympic's started in 1896 and Olympia was opened two years later, it seems a possible thought that the name was influenced by the at the time renewed Olympic Games.

The record for attendance is 26,154 and was set 14 May 1954, when Helsingborgs IF played Malmö FF.

In 1958 the stadium hosted two FIFA World Cup matches, and seven matches in FIFA Women's World Cup 1995.

At the Helsingborgs IF matches Hey Jude by The Beatles is played during halftime and when Helsingborgs IF win a game What a Beautiful Day by The Levellers is played.

Olympia is a 1998 film about a Mexican soap opera star who leaves her career behind to pursue her first love - javelin throwing. She comes to the United States and takes up with a coach who's never coached before.

Director Bob Byington suggests that the movie is about doing something you don't know how to do.

The movie won the Grand Jury prize for best drama at the Long Island Film Festival.

Olympia is a 1984 single from Sérgio Mendes featuring lead vocals by Joe Pizzulo as a theme for the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics. It was released the same year on the album Confetti. The song is also used as the theme song for Olympia Sports Camp in Ontario, Canada, and for the World's Strongest Tag Determination League in All Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Olympia is a fictional city in the Marvel Universe. It first appeared in Eternals #5 (Nov 1976) and was created by Jack Kirby.

"Olympia" is an EP recorded by The Maybes?. It was released on in the United Kingdom by Xtra Mile Recordings. The picture on the cover is of one of the iron statues in Antony Gormley's Another Place attraction located on Crosby Beach, Merseyside.

Olympia is the thirteenth studio album by the British singer Bryan Ferry, released by Virgin Records on 25 October 2010. Co-produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies, Olympia is Ferry's first album of predominantly original material since 2002's Frantic.

The album features a wide range of contributors, including co-songwriter David A. Stewart of Eurythmics, Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, the electronic group Groove Armada, David Gilmour, Marcus Miller, Scissor Sisters, Nile Rodgers, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Steve Nieve, and Flea. Early in the recording process Olympia was developed as a Roxy Music project, with participation from numerous guests; however, despite the presence of other Roxy Music members at the sessions, it was released as a Bryan Ferry solo project.

The album features some songs previously recorded by Ferry in collaborations with other artists. "You Can Dance", a version of which appeared as "U Can Dance" on DJ Hell's 2009 album Teufelswerk, is the record's first single. A version of "Shameless" previously appeared as a collaboration with Groove Armada on their album Black Light earlier in 2010. The album also features covers of Tim Buckley's " Song To The Siren" and Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number." The album came out in three versions: a standard edition with 10 songs, the "Deluxe Edition" containing two additional tracks and a DVD featuring "The Making of Olympia" documentary and a promo video for the song "You Can Dance", and the "Collector's Edition" with the 12 tracks and DVD from the Deluxe Edition as well as a second CD containing remixes and a 40-page hardback book.

In 2011 the single "Alphaville" was sent to a number of radio stations and appeared on BBC Radio 2's playlist and 106.9FM WHCR's

The album art features the fashion model Kate Moss and refers to the Édouard Manet 1863 painting of the same name.

Olympia (1946–1974) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won top races at age two through four then became a foundation sire for Florida breeder, Fred W. Hooper. Bred by Hall of Fame jockey turned trainer, Ivan H. Parke, he was sired by Champion sire Heliopolis and out of the mare, Miss Dolphin.

After a very successful two-year-old season, Olympia won the San Felipe Stakes, the Flamingo Stakes, the Wood Memorial Stakes and the Derby Trial Stakes that resulted in him being sent off as the heavy betting favorite for the 1949 Kentucky Derby in which he would finish sixth.

Olympia developed into a top class sprinter who retired from racing with a record of 15-12-4 from 41 starts and earnings of $365,632.

Olympia is a 2011 Argentine indie film directed by Leo Damario and starring Mora Escola, Mercedes Morán, Edda Bustamante, María Nela Sinisterra and Victoria Bugallo.

The film narrates the story of an 18-year-old aspiring porn star, Olympia (Escola), who, after starring in a couple amateur videos, enters the mainstream industry in her first major title, which includes a scene with 16 other men. Different personalities from the rock, fashion and porn universe are to accompany the 18 years to become a renowned pop culture star.

The film premiered in the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in the European Film Market.

Olympia is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music band Austra, released in Canada on June 18, 2013 by Paper Bag Records. It was also released in the United States on June 18, 2013 and a day before in rest of the world by Domino. Olympia has spawned two singles so far: "Home" and "Painful Like". Stephen Thompson of NPR describes the album as having a more "bombastic throb" compared to its predecessor, but still showcasing lead singer Katie Stelmanis's "classically trained ... massive voice". Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian calls it "clean, considered, with every detail in its place and a clear sense of its own identity."