🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Mycenae
Mycenaean Helladic 1600–1100 BCE, peak 1350–1200 BCE · Mycenaean Greeks
Homeric citadel with Cyclopean walls, Lion Gate and gold mask tombs.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Temple Terrace Temple 34 — Greece Region 10
Period Classical · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Temple Terrace Temple 34 — Greece Region 10 in Greece Region 10, Greece is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Bingling (Binglingsi) Grottoes
Sixteen Kingdoms to Ming ~420–1644 CE · Northwestern Chinese Buddhist (Western Qin to Tibetan)
Yellow River cliff grotto accessible only by boat, bearing China's earliest dated 420 CE inscription.
🇦🇺 Australia · Temple complex
Deul Rekha Tower North — Kimberley (Broome)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Deul Rekha Tower North in Kimberley, Australia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Medieval culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Ephesus and Temple of Artemis
Archaeic Greek to Roman Imperial 10th c. BCE–3rd c. CE, Artemision 550 BCE · Greek Ionian then Roman
Roman Asian capital with Artemis Wonder remnant and Library of Celsus.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Temple complex
Fasil Ghebbi Castle Outlier
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Fasil Ghebbi Castle Outlier in Limpopo, South Africa is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Manos Rojas
Late Classic Rio Bec 550–830 CE · Maya (Rio Bec)
Rio Bec Group R-16 forest palace east of Becán-Xpujil road: twin non-functional stair towers flanking tripartite temple, interior vaults bear ochre red handprints giving modern name.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Sanghol (Ucha Pind)
Harappan to Sultanate (c.2000 BCE–16th century CE, peak 1st–6th century CE) · Harappan → Kushan → Gupta → Huna
Kushan Buddhist capital on Grand Trunk Road — 171 Mathura sculptures and Huna royal seals.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Mahabodhi Temple Bodh Gaya
Maurya to Gupta and Pala (3rd c. BCE–6th c. CE core; current 5th–6th c. brick shikhara) · Indian Buddhist (Mauryan-Gupta-Pala)
Mahabodhi (5th–6th c. Gupta brick shikhara 55m) – on Vajrasana where Buddha attained enlightenment under Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa descendant).
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Geoglyph Panel Temple 38 — Cambodia Region 2
Period Classical · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Geoglyph Panel Temple 38 — Cambodia Region 2 in Cambodia Region 2, Cambodia is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇫🇷 France · Temple complex
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1 in France Region 1, France is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Preah Khan of Kampong Svay — Prasat Bakan
Angkor (12th c. CE, Suryavarman I) · Khmer
Preah Khan of Kampong Svay — Prasat Bakan in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia is a Angkor (12th c. CE, Suryavarman I) temple-complex attributed to Khmer.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Kuelap Fortress North — Andean Highlands (Cusco)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Kuelap Fortress North in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Monolithic Stela Circle South — Cusco (Cusco)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Monolithic Stela Circle South in Cusco, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Noravank — Surb Astvatsatsin Two-Storey Narrow Church
Medieval (1221–1227 Amaghu church; 1339 Burteled 2-storey) · Armenian Orbelian princes medieval (Momik architect 1339)
Noravank Momik 1339 church narrow stairs two-storey 13 m with Momik relief self-portrait.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Hagia Sophia
Late Antiquity / Byzantine 532–537 CE, Ottoman additions 1453– · Byzantine Greek to Ottoman Islamic
Justinian's 537 CE dome on pendentives – seminal Byzantine basilica-monsoon turned mosque.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Kawa — Temple T Taharqa Nile Town
Egyptian New Kingdom to Napatan (1450 BCE temple T foundation; Taharqa 680 BCE Temple T) · Egyptian → Napatan Kushite (Gematon)
Kawa excavated by Griffith & Macadam 1929–31 and Welsby 1990s, Taharqa shrine to Amun Gematon.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Temple complex
Khami Ruins Outlier — Nok Valley (Jos)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Khami Ruins Outlier in Nok Valley, Nigeria is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Medieval culture.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Temple complex
Tichitt Settlement Cluster
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Tichitt Settlement Cluster in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Medieval culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito
Preceramic Mito 2200 BCE to Chavín 1000 BCE to Recuay 500 CE multi-occupied 2200–500 BCE · Kotosh-Mito → Chavín → Recuay Huaricoto with 3 temple superimpositions
Huaricoto Burger 1980 Mit double and white plaster 2200 BCE.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Temple complex
Kara Tepe — Old Termez Stupa Terrace
Kushan–Sasanian (100 BCE–500 CE) · Kushan Buddhist (Khalchayan–Termez)
Kara Tepe — Old Termez Stupa Terrace in Surkhandarya Province, Uzbekistan is a Kushan–Sasanian (100 BCE–500 CE) temple-complex attributed to Kushan Buddhist (Khalchayan–Termez).
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Brihadeeswarar Temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Chola c.1035 CE · Chola Hindu (Tamil)
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Brihadeeswarar (1035, Rajendra Chola I) – sister to Thanjavur: 55m vimana, concave curve vs Thanjavur's straight, 9m Nandi, Simhakeni tank.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Chennakesava Temple Complex Belur
Hoysala 1117–1210 CE · Hoysala Vaishnava
Chennakesava (1117) – Hoysala Vishnu soapstone flagship commissioned by Vishnuvardhana after Talakad victory.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Jebel Barkal — Amun Temple and Pyramid Cliff
New Kingdom Egyptian (1450 BCE) → Napatan Kushite (750 BCE) → Meroitic · Egyptian → Kushite Napatan Kingdom
Barkal excavated by Reisner 1916 and Kendall 1980s, Napatan Amun of Karnak origin, UNESCO 2003 Gebel Barkal.