Home›Religious and Sacred Buildings›All Religious and Sacred BuildingsBrowse ByAll Religious and Sacred BuildingsReference and ClassificationDevelopingBuildings raised for worship, ritual or religious community life across traditions: the temple, the cathedral, the mosque, the shrine, the church, the basilica, the abbey, the chapel, the monastery, the madrasa complex, the gurdwara and the pagoda. Belongs here: any named building whose primary purpose is religious practice or a religious community's daily life, whatever the faith or era. Does not belong here: a building's style, which is captured on the separate style entity it relates to, or a purely funerary structure with no ongoing worship function, grouped under monuments, towers and commemorative structures.FactsAll Religious and Sacred BuildingsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested9000 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedTurkey (Anatolia) 1All Religious and Sacred BuildingsFilter Results186 entriesBuilding TypeAllCathedral (26)Church (Building) (52)Dwelling (1)House (10)Mansion (1)Monastery (7)Monument (1)Mosque (27)Museum (4)Palace (11)Plantation House (1)Pyramid (1)Synagogue (9)Temple (36)Building FamilyAllAncient Egyptian Temples (4)Buddhist Temples and Pagodas (10)Christian Churches and Cathedrals (97)Hindu Temples (6)Islamic Mosques (29)Jewish Synagogues (11)Other and Multi-Faith Sites (21)Southeast Asian and Khmer Temples (8)PlaceAllAustria (1)Bologna (1)Brazil (2)Bulgaria (1)Cambodia (3)Canada (1)China 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WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Temple, OthersQuote, Wikipedia: Temple, OthersGöbekli Tepe, located in southern Turkey, was built between the 8th and 10th millennium BCE.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.