A temple is generally a place of religious worship where people may perform religious rituals, ceremonies, and pray. The word is typically used for such buildings belonging to all faiths where a more specific term such as church, mosque or synagogue is not generally used in English. These include ancient religions such as the Ancient Egyptian religion as well as modern religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
"Temple" comes from the latin word "templum", which constituted a sacred roman precinct as defined by a priest, or augur.
The Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of the city of Şanlıurfa. It includes circles of massive T-shaped stone pillars with artwork carved on them – the world's oldest known megaliths – which date back around 11,500 years. The 10 ton pillars were transported 500 meters without the use of the wheel which had yet to be invented.
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| A Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Pixiebay |
"Temple" comes from the latin word "templum", which constituted a sacred roman precinct as defined by a priest, or augur.
The Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of the city of Şanlıurfa. It includes circles of massive T-shaped stone pillars with artwork carved on them – the world's oldest known megaliths – which date back around 11,500 years. The 10 ton pillars were transported 500 meters without the use of the wheel which had yet to be invented.
The Göbekli Tepe was an ancient temple more sophisticated then Stonehenge predating it by 6000 years. Making Stonehenge closer to us in years than the creators of Gobekli Tepe were to Stonehenge.
The Sumerian temple was a small brick house that the god was supposed to visit periodically. It was ornamented so as to recall the reed houses built by the earliest Sumerians in the valley. This house, however, was set on a brick platform, which became larger and taller as time progressed until the platform at Ur (built around 2100 BC) was 150 by 200 feet (45 by 60 meters) and 75 feet (23 meters) high.
These Mesopotamian temple platforms were called ziggurats, a word derived from the Assyrian ziqquratu, meaning "high." They were symbols in themselves; the ziggurat at Ur was planted with trees to make it represent a mountain. There the god visited the Earth, and the priests climbed to its top to worship.
In ancient Egypt temples of the gods were also used for medical purposes. Physicians and surgeons could receive training in these places, while the sick and infirm could receive treatment there.
The sacred ancient Egyptian temple of the jackal-headed god Anubis once held nearly 8 million mummified dogs in its catacombs.
The temple in Jerusalem was the only place where the Jews could offer sacrifices. It was the religious center for all Jews.
The first temple at Jerusalem was built by King Solomon around 950 BC. It took seven years to build, was dedicated to Yahweh, and housed the Ark of the Covenant. After this Jerusalem became the great sacred city of the Jews.
Solomon's first temple was totally destroyed by the Babylonians led by King Nebuchadnezzar on the 9th day of Av, 586 BC.
Seventy years later, the Persian King Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and to rebuild the temple. The second temple was built between 520 and 515 BC by the remnant of exiles who had returned from Babylon to Israel. It was completed on March 12, 515 BC, but wasn't much to look at. "Is it not in your sight as nothing?" the Lord asked them.
Herod the Great built the third temple in 19 BC. It was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD along with the rest of Jerusalem.
The Wailing Wall is the surviving part of the western wall of the platform of the enclosure of the Temple of Herod, so-called by tourists because of the oriental chanting style of the Jews in their prayers there.
Asclepius was a much-worshiped ancient Greek god of medicine. Temples to Asclepius were erected throughout the ancient Mediterranean. and his sanctuary at Epidaurus was, in extent, the rival of such major cult sites as the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia and Apollo at Delphi. The sick were admitted there and their treatment was then based on the dreams they experienced while sleeping in the temple overnight.
The Mayan people constructed their temples in a way that a handclap at the base of the temple produces an echo that sounds like the call of the sacred Quetzal bird. For them the bird was a messenger of the gods.
There are five temples in Kyoto, Japan that have blood stained ceilings. The ceilings are made from the floorboards of a castle where warriors killed themselves after a long hold-off against an army.
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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| Göbekli Tepe, Şanlıurfa. By Teomancimit |
The Sumerian temple was a small brick house that the god was supposed to visit periodically. It was ornamented so as to recall the reed houses built by the earliest Sumerians in the valley. This house, however, was set on a brick platform, which became larger and taller as time progressed until the platform at Ur (built around 2100 BC) was 150 by 200 feet (45 by 60 meters) and 75 feet (23 meters) high.
These Mesopotamian temple platforms were called ziggurats, a word derived from the Assyrian ziqquratu, meaning "high." They were symbols in themselves; the ziggurat at Ur was planted with trees to make it represent a mountain. There the god visited the Earth, and the priests climbed to its top to worship.
In ancient Egypt temples of the gods were also used for medical purposes. Physicians and surgeons could receive training in these places, while the sick and infirm could receive treatment there.
The sacred ancient Egyptian temple of the jackal-headed god Anubis once held nearly 8 million mummified dogs in its catacombs.
The temple in Jerusalem was the only place where the Jews could offer sacrifices. It was the religious center for all Jews.
The first temple at Jerusalem was built by King Solomon around 950 BC. It took seven years to build, was dedicated to Yahweh, and housed the Ark of the Covenant. After this Jerusalem became the great sacred city of the Jews.
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| Artist's interpretation of the first Temple in Jerusalem. By Israel Truths |
Solomon's first temple was totally destroyed by the Babylonians led by King Nebuchadnezzar on the 9th day of Av, 586 BC.
Seventy years later, the Persian King Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and to rebuild the temple. The second temple was built between 520 and 515 BC by the remnant of exiles who had returned from Babylon to Israel. It was completed on March 12, 515 BC, but wasn't much to look at. "Is it not in your sight as nothing?" the Lord asked them.
Herod the Great built the third temple in 19 BC. It was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD along with the rest of Jerusalem.
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| Model of Jerusalem, Herod's Temple |
The Wailing Wall is the surviving part of the western wall of the platform of the enclosure of the Temple of Herod, so-called by tourists because of the oriental chanting style of the Jews in their prayers there.
Asclepius was a much-worshiped ancient Greek god of medicine. Temples to Asclepius were erected throughout the ancient Mediterranean. and his sanctuary at Epidaurus was, in extent, the rival of such major cult sites as the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia and Apollo at Delphi. The sick were admitted there and their treatment was then based on the dreams they experienced while sleeping in the temple overnight.
The oldest known Roman temple to Venus was dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War on August 19, 295 BC. The temple was dedicated to Venus Obsequens,("Indulgent Venus"). It was located near the Aventine Hill in Rome.
The temple was built after Fabius Gurges vowed to build it to Venus if he was victorious in the Battle of Sentinum. The battle was a major victory for the Romans, and it helped to secure their dominance over the Samnites.
The temple of Venus Obsequens was a small, modest temple. It was built in the Tuscan style, with four columns across the front. The temple housed a statue of Venus Obsequens, which was said to have been brought from Greece by Fabius Gurges.
The temple of Venus Obsequens was destroyed in the 4th century AD. The ruins of the temple are still visible today, and they offer a glimpse into the religious life of ancient Rome.
The Mayan people constructed their temples in a way that a handclap at the base of the temple produces an echo that sounds like the call of the sacred Quetzal bird. For them the bird was a messenger of the gods.
There are five temples in Kyoto, Japan that have blood stained ceilings. The ceilings are made from the floorboards of a castle where warriors killed themselves after a long hold-off against an army.
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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