Temple

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temple

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structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities

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religious building,
shrine,
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Ancient Egypt[edit]

see also: Aswan, Category:Philae

Ancient Middle East[edit]

Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria
Tetrapylon, Palmyra

Ancient European temples[edit]

Greece[edit]

see also: Parthenon, Temple of Hephaistos

Acropolis of Athens at night
Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon at Acropolis, Athens
Erechtheion (Athens)
Erechtheion (Athens)
Temple of Hephaistos, Athens
Delphi
Category:Delphi
Temple of Apollo Epikauros at Bassae

Magna Graecia[edit]

Temple of Neptune at Paestum, Campania, Italy
Hero temple at Metaponto, Lucania
Temple of Segesta, Sicily
Temple of Concordia in Agrigento, Sicily
Temples Valley in Agrigento, Sicily
Temple of Hera in Selinunte, Sicily
Temple of Concordia, Agrigente (Sicily - Agrigento)

Rome[edit]

Pantheon in Rome, Italy
Saturnustemplet, Forum Romanum, Rome
Templum Portunus, Rome
Temple of Hercules, Rome
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Rome
Temple of Hadrian, Rome
Temple of Castor and Pollux, Rome
Temple of Venus, Rome
Capitoline temple at Brescia, Italy
Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France
Gallo-roman temple of Mercury (god), Puy-de-Dôme, France

Buddhist temples[edit]

See also: Stupa

India[edit]

See also: Category:Temples in India

the "Great Stupa" at Sanchi
Stupas 2 and 3 at Sanchi
Ajanta
Ajanta

Sri Lanka[edit]

Golden temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Tibet, Nepal and Himalaya region[edit]

The Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet
Samye (Tibet)
Chorten in Tibet
Chorten in Ladakh region
Chorten in Kangding, Tibet

China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan[edit]

Mazu Temple in Pescadores Islands, Taiwan
Entrance of Temple (probably located in Tainan, Taiwan)/ Chen Cheng-po/ Date Unknown/ Canvas/ Oil painting/ 59×70.5 cm
Lung-shan Temple in Lukang, Taiwan
Hui-an Temple in Kuan-tien, Tainan
Longshan Temple in Mengjia, Taipei, Taiwan
The main sign of Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai
Guangzhou, China
Foxiang Ge Pagoda, Beijing, China
Higher Daxiong Baodian, located on the second highest peak of Jiuhuashan in China's Anhui province
Wan song monk pagoda
A sign inside Beijing's Yonghe Temple, showing writing in four languages
Tin Hau Temple, Sai Kung, Hong Kong
Kung Yum Temple, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Kung Yum Temple, Macau
Guan Yu Temple, Macau
Po chia Temple outside, Macau
Po chia Temple inside, Macau
Shing Wong Temple , Macau
Zhuge Liang Temple
Chong Sheng temple, Dali

Bild:Himmelstempel.jpg/thumb/ Tempel in Penking

Korea[edit]

See also: Temples in Korea

Japan[edit]

See also: Temples in Japan

Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, Golden temple), Kyoto
Kiyomizu-dera (Kiyomizu temple), Kyoto
Karesansui ("dry garden"), Ryoan-ji (龍安寺), Kyoto
Dry garden ("Zen garden"), Ryoan-ji, Kyoto
Senso-ji Pagoda, Tokyo
Daigo-ji, Kyoto
Daigo-ji, Kyoto
Daigo-ji, Kyoto
Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Indonesia[edit]

See also: Temples in Indonesia

Cambodia[edit]

Angkor Wat (originally dedicated to Vishnu)]
Angkor Wat, dedicated to Vishnu
Phnom Bakheng, central temple, at Angkor (originally dedicated to the Hindu-divinity Yasodharesvara)
Bayon, Angkor
Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Myanmar[edit]

Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
Shwemawdaw, Pegu

Thailand[edit]

See also: Buddhist temples in Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Arun, Sukhothai, and Ayutthaya

Wat in Bangkok
Phra Pathom Chedi
Phra Pathom Chedi
Wat Yansangwararam
Wat Phra Buddha Baat
Wat Khao Suwan Pradit
Sukhothai
Sukhothai
Sukhothai
Wat Arun, Bangkok
Phra Baromathat
Phra Sri Rattana Chedi

Malaysia[edit]

Kek Lok Si temple in Penang, (Malaysia)

Europe, America[edit]

Great Stupa of Dharmakaya near Red Feather Lakes, Colorado (USA)
Close-up of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya near Red Feather Lakes, Colorado (USA)
Hsi Lai Temple, Los Angeles (USA)
Chùa Quang Minh Buddhist Temple, Chicago (USA)
The Zen Buddhist Temple on Cornelia Street in Chicago (USA)

Cao Dai temples[edit]

Cao Dai temple near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Cao Dai temple Wiley Park, Sydney, Australia

Hindu temples[edit]

see also: Category:Hindu temples

Gopuram (main tower) of the Brihadisvara temple, Thanjavur, India.
Ornamented pillar at Brihadisvara temple
Nandi (temple bull) and Gopuram (tower) at Brihadisvara temple
Nandi (temple bull) and ceiling fresco at Brihadisvara temple
Wheel of Konark, Orissa, India
Mysore (India)
Mysore (India)
Mysore (India)
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Jewish temples[edit]

Temple Mount Jerusalem as of before 1910

Reconstruction of the king Solomon temple

LDS Temples[edit]

en:Temples_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints

For more see Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The LDS Temple in Laie, Hawaii.
Temple de Berne, Suisse

Shinto[edit]

Many more photos are at Jinja (shrine).

Torii of the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
Torii, Asakusa Shinto Shrine Taito-ku, Tokyo
Asakusa Shinto Shrine Taito-ku, Tokyo
Asakusa Shinto Shrine Taito-ku, Tokyo
Toshogu, Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Temple of Osun-Osogbo, Nigeria[edit]

Temple of Osun-Osogbo - Osun State - Nigeria - Africa - Photo by Alex Mazzeto

Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove UNESCO en:Osun-Osogbo

Osun river, Osogbo, Nigeria
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

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