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title: Temple Church, London
author: John Salmon
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8648/temple-church-london/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-12-03
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# Temple Church, London

_Authored by John Salmon_

## Image File

[![Temple Church, London](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8648.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8648.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) Church, built in the [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of London in the 12th century, was used by the [Knights Templar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Knights_Templar/) as their headquarters and treasury. Famous for its effigies, it has been featured prominently in popular [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Salmon, J. (2018, May 14). Temple Church, London. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8648/temple-church-london/>
### Chicago
Salmon, John. "Temple Church, London." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 14, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8648/temple-church-london/>.
### MLA
Salmon, John. "Temple Church, London." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8648/temple-church-london/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1223079) by **John Salmon**. Submitted by [Patrick Tinkham](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/uncapaddy/ "User Page: Patrick Tinkham"), published on 14 May 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

