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

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Instruction

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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 Zababa surface form: Temple of Zababa	ancient Mesopotamian temple
E-kishnugal	Sumerian temple
temple of Ningirsu at Girsu surface form: Temple of Ningirsu at Girsu	Sumerian temple
temple of Bau surface form: Temple of Bau	Mesopotamian temple
temple of Kesh surface form: Temple of Kesh	ancient Mesopotamian sanctuary
White Temple remains	Sumerian temple
Ezida	Mesopotamian temple
temple of Ningirsu surface form: Temple of Ningirsu	Sumerian temple
Ekur temple in Nippur	Sumerian temple
Temple of Ninurta	—
E-abzu temple	Sumerian temple
Apedemak temple	—
temple of Shamash surface form: Temple of Shamash (Larsa)	Mesopotamian temple
Temple of Hera I	Doric temple
Temple of Athena surface form: Temple of Athena (Paestum)	Doric temple
temple of Anahita surface form: Temple of Anahita (Takht-e Soleyman)	—
White Temple	—
Ekur temple	Mesopotamian temple
E-shumesha in Nippur	Mesopotamian temple
Parthasarathy Temple	Dravidian architecture monument
Temple A surface form: Temple A (Pietrabbondante)	—
Temple B	—
Lion Temple at Musawwarat es-Sufra	—
Sangameswara Temple	—
Bala Brahma Temple	—
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens	ancient Greek building
Kumara Brahma Temple	—
Padma Brahma Temple	—
Aramaean temple of Hadad	—
Temple of Diana surface form: Temple of Diana (Mérida)	—
Eḫulḫul	Mesopotamian temple
Madhukeshwara Temple	—
Temple of Juno surface form: Temple of Juno (Agrigento)	Doric temple
Painted Stoa	ancient Greek building
Painted Colonnade	ancient Greek building
Vatadage	ancient religious structure
Atadage	—
Yanshui Wumiao	historic temple
Luxor Temple	ancient Egyptian temple complex