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Temple of Maharraqa, Egypt
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Temple of Maharraqa, Egypt

The Temple of Maharraqa is a Roman-built (1st century CE) unfinished temple dedicated to Serapis and Isis. It is located in New Wadi es-Sebua, a temple complex area in southern Egypt situated on the banks of Lake Nasser. It was placed in...
Temple of the Sun, Palenque
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Temple of the Sun, Palenque

The Temple of the Sun at the Maya city of Palenque, Mexico. The temple was built in the late 7th century CE as part of the complex known as the Group of the Cross by King K'an Bahlam.
Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City
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Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City

A detail of the roof of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, part of the Temple of Heaven in the Forbidden City, Beijing. The temple and the Forbidden City were first built in the reign of Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1403-1424...
Temple of Zeus, Nemea
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Temple of Zeus, Nemea

The Temple of Zeus at Nemea was constructed during the last third of the 4th century BCE (ca . 330) as part of an extensive building program throughout the sanctuary. Its predecessor, the Early Temple, had been constructed early in the 6th...
Temple of Zeus Chrysaoreus, Caria
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Temple of Zeus Chrysaoreus, Caria

The Temple of Zeus Chrysaoreus (Zeus of the Golden sword) in Alabanda (or Antiochia of the Chrysaorians), an ancient city of Caria in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). The temple was built in the 3rd century BCE. It is Doric with a peripteral...
Temple of Venus and Roma, Rome
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Temple of Venus and Roma, Rome

The Temple of Venus and Rome (Templum Veneris et Romae) is thought to have been the largest temple in Ancient Rome. The architect was the emperor Hadrian and construction began in 121 CE. It was officially inaugurated by Hadrian in 135 CE...
Temple of Apollo, Bassae
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Temple of Apollo, Bassae

The Temple of Apollo at Bassae, 420-400 BCE. Today the temple is protected by a permanent tent roofing.
Temple of Hathor, Abu Simbel
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Temple of Hathor, Abu Simbel

Temple of Hathor or "Small Temple" - constructed during the 19th Dynasty. On the facade, six colossuses represent Rameses II (1290-1223 BCE) and his wife, Queen Nefertari, shown as the Goddess Hathor. Alongside each colossus are small figures...
Temple of Aphaea
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Temple of Aphaea

The ruins of the temple of Aphaea on Aegina. Aphaea was only worshipped in this temple. Pausanias (2nd century AD) writes: "On Aigina as one goes toward the mountain of Pan-Greek Zeus, the sanctuary of Aphaia comes up, for whom Pindar...
Temple of  Venus, Baalbek
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Temple of Venus, Baalbek

Temple of the goddess Venus in the Baalbek temple complex, Lebanon, early 3rd century CE.
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