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Temple of Diana, Nimes
The so-called Temple of Diana, part of an Augusteum, modern-day Nîmes, France. The temple was built in the 1st century CE around a Nymphaeum and dedicated to Augustus.
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Temple of Zeus Lepsynos at Euromos
Temple of Zeus Lepsynos at Euromos, built in the 2nd century AD on the site of an earlier Carian temple.
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Temple of Hera, Metapontum
The Doric Temple of Hera at Metapontum, Magna Graecia, southern Italy. 570-530 BCE. Originally, the temple had 8x17 columns.
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Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan
Kinkakuji Temple or the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" was constructed in the 1390s CE as the retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (r. 1368–1394 CE). It is comprised of a three-story pavilion — covered...
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Sensoji Temple in Tokyo
Founded in 645 CE, Sensoji Temple is the oldest and most important Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan.
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Façade and Detail of Toji Temple's Pagoda
The Toji temple in Kyoto, Japan was first built between 794-796 CE. The temple complex contains a five-story pagoda, which stands 54.8 m (180 ft) high. It is the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan.
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The Heian-era Byodoin Temple
The Byodoin Temple in Uji, Japan dates from the late-Heian period, and it served as the residence of the influential minister Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1028 CE). It was originally built in 998 CE. The most famous portion...
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View of Roman Temple on Schonbuhl Hill
Standing on Schönbühl Hill, one finds the old Roman religious district at Augusta Raurica in what is present-day Switzerland. It existed from the early days of the town. Around 50 CE, several small temples stood...
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Doric Temple, Segesta
The Doric temple of Segesta, north-west Sicily. The temple was built c. 417 BCE in dedication to an unknown deity.
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Facade of Inanna's Temple at Uruk
Part of the facade of the temple of Inanna at Uruk. There are standing male and female deities in alternate niches. Each figure holds a vessel in his/her hands and pours life-giving water onto the earth. The cuneiform...