ancient temple

C3694

concept

An ancient temple is a historic sacred structure, often monumental and ornately decorated, built by past civilizations for religious worship, rituals, and offerings to deities.

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All labels observed (50)

Label	Occurrences
ancient temple canonical	43
Doric temple	25
ancient Greek building	16
Dravidian architecture monument	14
ancient Egyptian temple complex	10
Mesopotamian temple	7
Sumerian temple	7
ancient Mesopotamian temple	6
ancient Greek altar	5
Ionic temple	4
imperial sacrificial altar	4
ancient Egyptian temple site	3
religious building remains	3
8th-century temple	2
Chola-era temple	2
Doric peripteral temple	2
Egyptian sun temple	2
Hindu temple site	2
ancient Egyptian sun temple	2
ancient religious structure	2
circular temple	2
historic temple	2
sun temple	2
Ancient temple	1
Bronze Age temple	1
Classical temple	1
Etruscan temple	1
Greco-Egyptian temple	1
Hindu temple ruin	1
Hittite temple	1
Inca temple	1
Javanese temple	1
Khmer-style prang	1
Marduk temple	1
Megalithic Temples of Malta	1
Mesopotamian temple-tower	1
Nabataean temple	1
New Kingdom temple	1
Nubian monument	1
Nubian temple	1
Phoenician temple	1
Sabaean temple	1
Syro-Hittite temple	1
ancient Egyptian religious building	1
ancient Egyptian temple structure	1
ancient Greek sanctuary building	1
ancient Mesopotamian sanctuary	1
ancient synagogue	1
lost ancient Egyptian temple	1
valley temple	1

Instances (189)

Instance	Via concept surface
Temple of Zeus at Euromos	Classical temple
Temple of Artemis Leukophryene	Ionic temple
Temple of Apollo (Hierapolis)	—
Temple of Zeus in Gordium	—
Temple E	Doric temple
Temple F surface form: Temple F (Selinunte)	Doric temple
Temple C	Doric temple
Temple D	Doric temple
Temple A surface form: Temple A (Selinus)	Doric temple
Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam	Dravidian architecture monument
Temple G	Doric temple
sun temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby) surface form: Sun Temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby)	lost ancient Egyptian temple
Birth House (Mammisi)	ancient Egyptian religious building
sun temple of Niuserre (probable location nearby) surface form: Sun Temple of Niuserre	ancient Egyptian sun temple
Libon of Elis surface form: Temple of Zeus at Olympia	Doric temple
Gerf Hussein	ancient Egyptian temple site
Heraion of Olympia	Doric temple
Treasury of the Athenians	ancient Greek building
Βουλευτήριον Ολυμπίας	ancient Greek building
Temple of Heaven	imperial sacrificial altar
Esagila temple complex	ancient Mesopotamian temple
the Parthenon surface form: Parthenon	Doric peripteral temple
Tiāntán	imperial sacrificial altar
Tholos of Epidaurus	ancient Greek building
the Temple of Athena Nike surface form: Temple of Athena Nike	Ionic temple
altar of Hera at Olympia	ancient Greek altar
Temple of the Obelisks	Bronze Age temple
ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria	Greco-Egyptian temple
Temple of Baalat Gebal	—
Temple of Eshmun	Phoenician temple
Brihadeeswarar Temple	Dravidian architecture monument
Propylaea	ancient Greek building
Valley Temple of Khafre	valley temple
Da-Parbatia temple ruins	Hindu temple ruin
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple	Dravidian architecture monument
Perur Pateeswarar Temple	Dravidian architecture monument
Temple of Aphaia	Doric temple
Tholos of Delphi	ancient Greek sanctuary building
Badami cave temples	Hindu temple site
Great Temple surface form: Great Temple (Hattusa)	Hittite temple
Temple of Hephaestus	Doric temple
ziggurat of Enlil surface form: Ziggurat of Enlil	Mesopotamian temple-tower
Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh	—
Temple of Zeus at Olympia	Doric temple
Deir el-Bahri	ancient Egyptian temple complex
Temple of Rhea and Kronos (remains)	religious building remains
Temple of Themis (remains)	religious building remains
Temple of Hera at Olympia	Doric temple
Philippeion	ancient Greek building
Temple of Philae	ancient Egyptian temple complex