Home›Religious and Sacred Buildings›Building Type›TempleConceptTempleBuilding Types and Traditions as ConceptsReference and ClassificationDevelopingA temple, from the Latin templum, is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. The cited article says that by convention the specially built places of worship for some religions are commonly called temples in English while those of other religions are not, even though they fulfill very similar functions. The religions for which the term is used include the great majority of ancient religions that are now extinct, such as the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek religions, and among religions still active Hinduism, whose temples are called mandir or kovil. Buildings recorded in the atlas as temples and shrines are grouped under this concept.TempleConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)TempleFilter Results36 entriesBuilding FamilyAllAncient Egyptian Temples (4)Buddhist Temples and Pagodas (8)Hindu Temples (6)Islamic Mosques (1)Other and Multi-Faith Sites (9)Southeast Asian and Khmer Temples (8)PlaceAllCambodia (3)China (2)Egypt (3)India (9)Indonesia (1)Italy (1)Japan (8)Madrid (1)Myanmar (2)Palestine (1)Thailand (4)StyleAllAncient Egyptian Architecture (3)Bagan Architecture (1)Chola Architecture (1)Dravidian Architecture (3)Hawaiian Architecture (1)Indian Rock-Cut Architecture (1)Indo-Islamic Architecture (2)Islamic Architecture (1)Japanese Traditional Architecture (7)Khmer Architecture (3)Mughal Architecture (1)Nagara Architecture (1)Nubian Architecture (1)Rajput Architecture (2)Roman Architecture (1)Thai Architecture (2)Tibetan Architecture (1)Completed YearAll-1900 (1)-1400 (1)-1274 (1)-4 (1)126 (1)300 (1)639 (1)691 (1)692 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Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ananda Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Angkor Wat, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Badami cave temples, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Bayon, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Brihadeeswarar Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Delphi, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Dome of the Rock, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ellora Caves, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Erawan Shrine, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Fushimi Inari-taisha, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Golden Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Harmandir Sahib, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Hatra, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Heiau, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Heiau (Wikipedia)tier 3Ise Shrine, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Itsukushima Shrine, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Jokhang, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Kailasa Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Karnak Temple Complex, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Kinkaku-ji, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Konark Sun Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Luxor Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Meenakshi Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Meiji Shrine, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep III, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Parthenon, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Prambanan, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ryoan-ji, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Shisen-dō, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Shwedagon Pagoda, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ta Prohm, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Temple of Debod, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Temple of Debod (Wikipedia)Temple of Heaven, Buildings and Structures Well-attested The Pantheon, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Todai-ji, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Wat Arun, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Wat Phra Kaew, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Wat Rong Khun, Buildings and Structures Well-attested SourcesTempleWikipedia, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia, lead sectionA temple (from the Latin templum) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice.View the SourceTemple of Debod (Wikipedia)Building Type Of: Temple of Debod, Lead [building-type-concept]Quote, Building Type Of: Temple of Debod, Lead [building-type-concept]is an ancient Nubian temple currently located in Madrid, SpainView the SourceKhmer architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Khmer Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Khmer Architecture, Lead sectionDuring the period of Angkor, only temples and other religious buildings were constructed of stone.View the SourceNabataean architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Nabataean Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Nabataean Architecture, Lead sectionTheir architectural style is notable for its temples and tombs, most famously the ones found in Petra.View the SourceNagara Style (Wikipedia)Associated With: Nagara Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Nagara Architecture, Lead sectionThe Nagara Style or Nagara architectural style is a Hindu style of temple architecture, which is popular in Northern, Central, Western and Eastern India, especially in the regions around Malwa, Rajputana and Kalinga.View the SourceVijayanagara architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Vijayanagara Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Vijayanagara Architecture, Lead sectionThe empire built temples, monuments, palaces and other structures across South India, with the largest concentration in its capital.View the SourceHoysala architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Hoysala Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Hoysala Architecture, Lead sectionLarge and small temples built during this era remain as examples of the Hoysala architectural style, including the Chennakesava Temple at Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura.View the SourceChola art and architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Chola Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Chola Architecture, Lead sectionThey utilised the wealth earned through their extensive conquests in building long-lasting stone temples and exquisite bronze sculptures, in an almost exclusively Dravidian cultural setting.View the SourceArchitecture of Urartu (Wikipedia)Associated With: Urartian Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Urartian Architecture, Lead sectionThe Urartians are known for their fortresses, temples, and water management systems, which were integral to their administrative and military infrastructure.View the SourceDzong architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Bhutanese Architecture, Lead sectionThe architecture is massive in style with towering exterior walls surrounding a complex of courtyards, temples, administrative offices, and monks' accommodation.Associated With: Dzong architecture, Lead sectionThe architecture is massive in style with towering exterior walls surrounding a complex of courtyards, temples, administrative offices, and monks' accommodation.View the SourceSomali architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Somali Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Somali Architecture, Lead sectionSomali architecture is the engineering and designing of multiple different construction types such as stone cities, castles, citadels, fortresses, mosques, temples, aqueducts, lighthouses, towers and tombs during the ancient, medieval and early modern periods in Somalia and other regions inhabited by Somalis, as well as the fusion of Somalo-Islamic architecture with Western designs in contemporary times.View the SourceArchitecture of Mongolia (Wikipedia)Associated With: Mongolian Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Mongolian Architecture, Lead sectionDuring the 16th and 17th centuries, lamaseries were built throughout the country as temples which were later enlarged to accommodate a growing number of worshipers.View the SourceSiheyuan (Wikipedia)Associated With: Siheyuan, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Siheyuan, Lead sectionHistorically, siheyuan served as the foundational layout for various structures, including residences, palaces, temples, monasteries, family businesses, and government offices.View the SourceKadamba architecture (Wikipedia)Associated With: Kadamba Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Kadamba Architecture, Lead sectionKadamba architecture was a style of temple architecture founded by Mayurasharma in the 4th century AD in Karnataka, India.View the SourceInca kancha (Wikipedia)Associated With: Inca kancha, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Inca kancha, Lead sectionAn Inca kancha includes constructions intended for a single function: housing, temples, palaces.View the SourceArchitecture of Mesopotamia (Wikipedia)Associated With: Mesopotamian Architecture, Article textQuote, Associated With: Mesopotamian Architecture, Article textBrick was the ordinary building material, and with it cities, forts, temples, and houses were constructed.View the SourceHeiau (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationBuilding Type Of: Heiau, IntroductionQuote, Building Type Of: Heiau, IntroductionA heiau ( HAY-ow, Hawaiian: [hejˈjɐw]) is a Hawaiian temple.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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