ancient temple
C3694
concept
An ancient temple is a historic sacred structure, often monumental and ornately decorated, built by past civilizations for religious worship, rituals, and offerings to deities.
All labels observed (50)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ancient temple canonical | 43 |
| Doric temple | 25 |
| ancient Greek building | 16 |
| Dravidian architecture monument | 14 |
| ancient Egyptian temple complex | 10 |
| Mesopotamian temple | 7 |
| Sumerian temple | 7 |
| ancient Mesopotamian temple | 6 |
| ancient Greek altar | 5 |
| Ionic temple | 4 |
| imperial sacrificial altar | 4 |
| ancient Egyptian temple site | 3 |
| religious building remains | 3 |
| 8th-century temple | 2 |
| Chola-era temple | 2 |
| Doric peripteral temple | 2 |
| Egyptian sun temple | 2 |
| Hindu temple site | 2 |
| ancient Egyptian sun temple | 2 |
| ancient religious structure | 2 |
| circular temple | 2 |
| historic temple | 2 |
| sun temple | 2 |
| Ancient temple | 1 |
| Bronze Age temple | 1 |
| Classical temple | 1 |
| Etruscan temple | 1 |
| Greco-Egyptian temple | 1 |
| Hindu temple ruin | 1 |
| Hittite temple | 1 |
| Inca temple | 1 |
| Javanese temple | 1 |
| Khmer-style prang | 1 |
| Marduk temple | 1 |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | 1 |
| Mesopotamian temple-tower | 1 |
| Nabataean temple | 1 |
| New Kingdom temple | 1 |
| Nubian monument | 1 |
| Nubian temple | 1 |
| Phoenician temple | 1 |
| Sabaean temple | 1 |
| Syro-Hittite temple | 1 |
| ancient Egyptian religious building | 1 |
| ancient Egyptian temple structure | 1 |
| ancient Greek sanctuary building | 1 |
| ancient Mesopotamian sanctuary | 1 |
| ancient synagogue | 1 |
| lost ancient Egyptian temple | 1 |
| valley temple | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: ancient temple
Generated description
An ancient temple is a historic sacred structure, often monumental and ornately decorated, built by past civilizations for religious worship, rituals, and offerings to deities.
Instances (189)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Temple of Zeus at Euromos | Classical temple |
| Temple of Artemis Leukophryene | Ionic temple |
| Temple of Apollo (Hierapolis) | — |
| Temple of Zeus in Gordium | — |
| Temple E | Doric temple |
|
Temple F (Selinunte)
linked to:
Temple F
|
Doric temple |
| Temple C | Doric temple |
| Temple D | Doric temple |
|
Temple A (Selinus)
linked to:
Temple A
|
Doric temple |
| Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam | Dravidian architecture monument |
| Temple G | Doric temple |
| Sun Temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby) | lost ancient Egyptian temple |
| Birth House (Mammisi) | ancient Egyptian religious building |
| Sun Temple of Niuserre | ancient Egyptian sun temple |
|
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
linked to:
Libon of Elis
|
Doric temple |
| Gerf Hussein | ancient Egyptian temple site |
| Heraion of Olympia | Doric temple |
| Treasury of the Athenians | ancient Greek building |
| Βουλευτήριον Ολυμπίας | ancient Greek building |
| Temple of Heaven | imperial sacrificial altar |
| Esagila temple complex | ancient Mesopotamian temple |
|
Parthenon
linked to:
the Parthenon
|
Doric peripteral temple |
| Tiāntán | imperial sacrificial altar |
| Tholos of Epidaurus | ancient Greek building |
|
Temple of Athena Nike
linked to:
the Temple of Athena Nike
|
Ionic temple |
| altar of Hera at Olympia | ancient Greek altar |
| Temple of the Obelisks | Bronze Age temple |
|
Serapeum of Alexandria
linked to:
ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
|
Greco-Egyptian temple |
| Temple of Baalat Gebal | — |
| Temple of Eshmun | Phoenician temple |
| Brihadeeswarar Temple | Dravidian architecture monument |
| Propylaea | ancient Greek building |
| Valley Temple of Khafre | valley temple |
| Da-Parbatia temple ruins | Hindu temple ruin |
| Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple | Dravidian architecture monument |
| Perur Pateeswarar Temple | Dravidian architecture monument |
| Temple of Aphaia | Doric temple |
| Tholos of Delphi | ancient Greek sanctuary building |
| Badami cave temples | Hindu temple site |
|
Great Temple (Hattusa)
linked to:
Great Temple
|
Hittite temple |
| Temple of Hephaestus | Doric temple |
|
Ziggurat of Enlil
linked to:
ziggurat of Enlil
|
Mesopotamian temple-tower |
| Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh | — |
| Temple of Zeus at Olympia | Doric temple |
| Deir el-Bahri | ancient Egyptian temple complex |
| Temple of Rhea and Kronos (remains) | religious building remains |
| Temple of Themis (remains) | religious building remains |
| Temple of Hera at Olympia | Doric temple |
| Philippeion | ancient Greek building |
| Temple of Philae | ancient Egyptian temple complex |