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title: The Great Temple of Hattusa
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10322/the-great-temple-of-hattusa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Great Temple of Hattusa

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![The Great Temple of Hattusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10322.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10322.jpg)

## Image Caption

The area of the Great [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) located in the Lower [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Hattusa (the capital of the [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) in the Late [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/)). The temple was built in the 14th century BCE and was dedicated to the supreme deities of the [Hittites](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/), Teshub, the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of sky and storm, and the Sun goddess of Arinna.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, March 25). The Great Temple of Hattusa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10322/the-great-temple-of-hattusa/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Great Temple of Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 25, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10322/the-great-temple-of-hattusa/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Great Temple of Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Mar 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10322/the-great-temple-of-hattusa/>.

## License & Copyright

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