🇱🇧 Lebanon · Temple complex
Baalbek — Heliopolis Trilithon & Temple
Roman (27 BCE–300 CE) · Roman
Baalbek — Heliopolis Trilithon & Temple in Baalbek-Hermel, Beqaa, Lebanon is a Roman (27 BCE–300 CE) temple complex attributed to Roman culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Fishbourne Roman Palace
Roman (75–270 CE) · Romano-British (Atrebates)
Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex, South Coast, United Kingdom is a Roman (75–270 CE) temple complex attributed to Romano-British (Atrebates) culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Letoon — Apollo Temple South Annex
Lycian (5th–4th c BCE) · Lycian Federation (Xanthian)
Letoon — Apollo Temple South Annex in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Lycian (5th–4th c BCE) temple-complex attributed to Lycian Federation (Xanthian).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Xpujil Group B
Late Classic Rio Bec 600–900 CE · Maya (Rio Bec)
Group B 500 m south of Xpujil’s iconic Structure I (three-temple pyramid): twin-tower Structure II 9 m high with Rio Bec false stairs, courtyard and vaulted residential palace.
🇮🇱 Israel · Temple complex
Oboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North
Nabataean–Roman (50 CE theatre of Aretas IV?) · Nabataean (Obodas god-king)
Oboda Theatre Annex — Avdat North in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean–Roman (50 CE theatre of Aretas IV?) temple-complex attributed to Nabataean (Obodas god-king).
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Sambor Prei Kuk South Group S2 — Yeai Poen
Chenla late (7th c. CE) · Chenla (Bhavavarman II)
Sambor Prei Kuk South Group S2 — Yeai Poen in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia is a Chenla late (7th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Chenla (Bhavavarman II).
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex
Bang An Tower — Dien Ban
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
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.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Temple complex
Butkara III — Swat Buddhist Stupa North Annex
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
Dalverzin Tepe — Kushan Palace Hall Extension
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
Prasat Borai — Preah Vihear Foothills
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
Kakrak Stupa — Bamyan Valley Stupa
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.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Wat Banan Hill Temple — Rear Sanctuary
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
Magarsus — Athena Magarsia Temple
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
Togolok 21 — BMAC Fire Temple
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
Chacmultún East
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.
🇫🇲 Federated States of Micronesia · Archaeological wonder
Nan Madol
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…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Aphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple
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.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex
Chanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai
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
Claudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple
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
Gunung Padang
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,…
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building
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.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary
Lycian (600–200 BCE) · Lycian
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (600–200 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Lycian.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Ephesus (Efes)
Ionian to Byzantine · Ionian Greek / Roman
Ephesus (Efes) in Izmir Province, Turkey is a Ionian to Byzantine ancient city attributed to Ionian Greek / Roman culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 1018).