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Ziggurat and Temple of God Nabu, Borsippa
The temple to Nabu at Borsippa was destroyed in 484 BCE during the suppression of a revolt against the Achaemenid king Xerxes.
Modern Biris Namrud, Babil Governorate, Iraq.
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Doric Temple of Zeus, Nemea
The Doric temple of Zeus, Nemea. c. 330 BCE.
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Ninmah Temple
Ninmah Temple appears behind ruins of a low-lying flat building (which is thought to represent an altar). Modern reconstruction, Babylon.
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Rajagopuram, Arunachaleshwara Temple
The eastern and the tallest Gopuram (also known as Rajagopuram) at the entrance of the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, India. It has 11 stories on a base made of granite, measuring 135 ft (41 m) by 98...
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Temple of Athena Lindia - Rhodes
At the top of the Lindos Acropolis, on the island of Rhodes, are the ruins of the 4th century BCE temple, dedicated to the goddess Athena Lindia, as well as the propylaea, monumental colonnade, entrance to the religious...
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Jandial Temple
The temple at Jandial in Taxila, attributed to the Zoroastrian religion and mentioned in the works of Appolonius of Tyana. Dated to c. 180 BCE – 80 CE probably built during the Parthian era along decidedly Greek lines.
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Corridor View inside Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Founded in 778 CE and rebuilt in 1633 CE, the Kiyomizu-dera Temple ("Kiyomizudera" in Japanese) is set on Mt. Otowa and its main hall extends over a cliff. It is dedicated to Kannon, the goddess of mercy and...
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Egyptian stela from Intef blocks at a temple precinct
On this fragment of a limestone stela, a man sits, facing to the right; behind him, a trace of a women appears. The hieroglyphs mention a reference to an acquisition of three different kinds of animals...
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Temple Relief of Akhenaten
The Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) appears beneath the rays of god Aten. Painted sandstone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1350 BCE. From the Temple of Aten at Karnak, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany...
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Ruins of the Lion Temple in Jaffa
The Lion Temple, located in present-day Jaffa, Israel, got its name from a lioness' skull that was found within it. This skull was apparently used in a ritual performed here at the time of the ancient Canaanites...