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Olympia is an ancient city in Greece, in antiquity site of the Olympic Games. Olympia is also a province which is south of Olympia, see Province of Olympia. 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
- Ol�ia, Brazil, in the state of S㯠Paulo
Olympia is also the name of:
- Olympia Snowe, an American Republican Senator from Maine.
- Olympia Press, a French publisher.
- Olympia, an obsolete German typewriter manufacturer.
- Olympia Business Systems, a corporation producing calculators, typewriters, shredders and other office machines.
- Olympia, a 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet.
- Olympia, a 1938 film by Leni Riefenstahl documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games.
- Olympia (movie, 1998), a 1998 movie directed by Bob Byington.
- Olympia, a play-by-email game
- Olympia of Epirus, the mother of Alexander the Great.
- The Olympia, an annual bodybuilding contest, see Mr. Olympia.
- M/S Olympia was the name of a Viking Line ferry during the time (1986-1993).
- 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.
- Olympia Stadion, a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden, the home of Helsingborgs IF.