🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir
Angkor (11th c. CE) · Khmer
Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir in Battambang Province, Cambodia is a Angkor (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer.
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Sacred precincts, sanctuaries and the architecture of ritual.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex
Champa (12th c. CE) · Cham
Bang An Tower — Dien Ban in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam is a Champa (12th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Cham. Octagonal brick tower with unique 8-sided plan among Cham towers (like Phu Dien).
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Angkor (11th c. CE) · Khmer
Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir in Battambang Province, Cambodia is a Angkor (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Temple complex
Mauryan to Hindu Shahi (300 BCE–1000 CE) · Gandhara Buddhist
Butkara III — Swat Buddhist Stupa North Annex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Mauryan to Hindu Shahi (300 BCE–1000 CE) temple-complex attributed to Gandhara Buddhist.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Temple complex
Kushan (50–300 CE) · Kushan (Surkhandarya)
Dalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension in Surkhandarya Province, Uzbekistan is a Kushan (50–300 CE) temple-complex attributed to Kushan (Surkhandarya).
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Angkor early (9th c. CE) · Khmer (Jayavarman II)
Prasat Borai — Preah Vihear Foothills in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia is a Angkor early (9th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer (Jayavarman II).
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Temple complex
Kushan–Gupta influenced (300–600 CE) · Bamyan Buddhist
Kakrak Stupa — Bamyan Valley Stupa in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan is a Kushan–Gupta influenced (300–600 CE) temple-complex attributed to Bamyan Buddhist.
🇨🇳 China · Temple complex
Sixteen Kingdoms to Yuan 366–1368 CE (peak Tang 618–907) · Multi-ethnic Buddhist (Han, Tibetan, Uyghur, Sogdian)
492 temple caves on 1.7 km Mingsha cliff with 2,000 painted sculptures and 45,000 m² murals spanning 366–1368 CE (Sixteen Kingdoms to Yuan).
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Angkor (11th c. CE) · Khmer
Wat Banan Hill Temple — Rear Sanctuary in Battambang Province, Cambodia is a Angkor (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) · Hellenistic Mallus–Magarsus
Magarsus — Athena Magarsia Temple in Adana Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) temple-complex attributed to Hellenistic Mallus–Magarsus.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Temple complex
BMAC (2200–1800 BCE) · Oxus civilization
Togolok 21 — BMAC Fire Temple in Mary Province, Turkmenistan is a BMAC (2200–1800 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Oxus civilization.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Late Classic Puuc 600–900 CE with Postclassic cave shrine reuse · Maya (Puuc cave shrine)
Hilltop Puuc palace above sacred caves of Chacmultún with permanent water pools and Postclassic red hand cave paintings.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex
Pala Buddhist 8th–12th c CE · Pala Buddhist Mahayana–Vajrayana
Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur — largest single Buddhist vihara south of Himalaya (27-acre cruciform complex) built c.781–820 CE by Dharmapala Pala on Barind alluvium. Excavated 1923–34 by D.R.
🇫🇲 Federated States of Micronesia · Archaeological wonder
Saudeleur Dynasty 1200–1500 CE; construction ~1180–1628 · Pohnpeian / Saudeleur
Abandoned basalt-and-coral city covering 18 km² of reef flats southeast of Pohnpei with ~92 artificial islets bounded by sea walls and tidal canals, with walls up to 8 m high built from columnar…
🇰🇷 South Korea · Temple complex
Silla Unified · Silla (Kim Dae-seong)
Seokguram Grotto & Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Silla Unified temple complex attributed to Silla (Kim Dae-seong) culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 736).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Ptolemaic (300 BCE) · Ptolemaic Berenike
Aphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt is a Ptolemaic (300 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Ptolemaic Berenike.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Temple complex
Ayutthaya Period 1351–1767 CE · Siamese / Thai (Ayutthayan)
Ruins of second Siamese capital (1351–1767) on an island at confluence of Chao Phraya rivers, with prang-pattern temples like Wat Mahathat (Buddha head in tree roots), Wat Phra Si Sanphet and Wat…
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex
Champa (11th c. CE) · Cham
Chanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam is a Champa (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Cham. Single brick kalan with sandstone door frame and kala mask, restored.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Roman (Claudian 41–54 CE) · Roman Cilician
Claudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple in Mersin Province, Turkey is a Roman (Claudian 41–54 CE) temple-complex attributed to Roman Cilician.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Megalith
Late prehistory to early classical; accepted 2000 BCE–1500 CE oral claims; controversial Pleistocene claim 25,000 BCE · Austronesian / Sundanese prehistoric; possibly pre-Hindu Javanese
Stepped hilltop punden berundak (terraced pyramid) with five basalt column terraces, retaining walls and standing stones covering 150×45 m at 885 m elevation; upper structures dated 45 BCE–22 CE,…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Satavahana early phase 200 BCE–100 CE; Vakataka renaissance 460–480 CE · Buddhist (Hinayana → Mahayana)
Thirty horseshoe-gorge rock-cut caves overlooking Waghora River with exquisite murals and sculptures: early 2nd century BCE–1st century CE Hinayana phase and later 460–480 CE Mahayana phase under…
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Late 6th c. BCE · Athenian
Small Temple of Nemesis at Rhamnous in Attica, Greece is a Late 6th c. BCE temple-complex attributed to Athenian. Distyle prostyle temple adjoining the larger Nemesis temple, earlier cult focus.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Classic (450–600 CE) · Teotihuacan
Atetelco Palace — Teotihuacan in Mexico State, Mexico is a Classic (450–600 CE) temple-complex attributed to Teotihuacan. Palatial compound with Jaguar Palace and Courtyard of the Jaguars murals.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Achaemenid (500 BCE) · Achaemenid
Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran is a Achaemenid (500 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Achaemenid.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Late classical: Kalachuri, Chalukya, Rashtrakuta periods 600–1000 CE · Buddhist, Hindu (Shaiva), Jain under Rashtrakuta patronage
Largest rock-cut monastery-temple complex in world with 34 caves carved 600–1000 CE into basalt Charanandri Hills: 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu, 5 Jain, including monolithic Kailasa Temple (Cave 16)…
