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.
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 |
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Input
Class: ancient temple
Generated description
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.
Instances (189)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Temple of Kalabsha | Nubian temple |
| Ziggurat of Ur | ancient Mesopotamian temple |
|
sun temple at Abu Ghurab
surface form:
Sun Temple at Abu Ghurab
|
Egyptian sun temple |
| Temple of Taffa | Nubian monument |
|
South Stoa
surface form:
South Stoa (Olympia)
|
ancient Greek building |
| Ta’ Ħaġrat | Megalithic Temples of Malta |
| Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab | ancient Egyptian sun temple |
| Temple of Apollo (Syracuse) | Doric temple |
| Nageswaran Temple | Chola-era temple |
| Stoa Poikile | ancient Greek building |
| Temple of Hera Lacinia | Doric temple |
| Temple of Heracles | Doric temple |
|
Temple of Olympian Zeus
surface form:
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Akragas)
|
Doric temple |
| Bouleuterion on the Athenian Agora | ancient Greek building |
| Temple of Apollo at Corinth | Doric temple |
| central prang | Khmer-style prang |
| Temple of Concordia | Doric temple |
|
altar of Zeus
surface form:
Altar of Zeus at Pergamon
|
ancient Greek altar |
| Temple of Apollo Thymbraeus | — |
| Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna | Dravidian architecture monument |
| Altar of the Earth (Ditan Park) | imperial sacrificial altar |
| Altar of the Moon (Yuetan Park) | imperial sacrificial altar |
| Royal Stoa | ancient Greek building |
| South Stoa | ancient Greek building |
| Odeon of Pericles | ancient Greek building |
| Temple of Seti I | New Kingdom temple |
| Temple of Bel | — |
| Qasr al-Bint | — |
| Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya | — |
| Sari Temple | 8th-century temple |
| Kalasan Temple | 8th-century temple |
| Solomon's Temple | — |
| Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio | circular temple |
| Temple of Apollo at Veii | Etruscan temple |
|
Temple of Artemis
surface form:
Temple of Artemis (Jerash)
|
— |
|
Temple of Zeus
surface form:
Temple of Zeus (Jerash)
|
— |
| Precinct of Mut | ancient Egyptian temple complex |
| Precinct of Montu | ancient Egyptian temple complex |
| Gunung Wukir temple | Javanese temple |
| Sun Temple Multan | Ancient temple |
| Temple of Zeus at Cyrene | Doric temple |
| Stupa 2 | ancient religious structure |
| Chitragupta Temple | sun temple |
| Kiosk of Trajan at Philae | ancient Egyptian temple structure |
| Baijnath Temple | — |
| Temple of Artemis | — |
| Chidambaram Nataraja Temple | Dravidian architecture monument |
| Dendérah | ancient Egyptian temple complex |
|
Campello sul Clitunno
surface form:
Temple of Clitumnus
|
— |
| Ekambareswarar Temple | Dravidian architecture monument |