🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
Deeghawapi
Deeghawapi (Pali: Dīghavāpī, "long reservoir") is a Buddhist sacred shrine and an archaeological site in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, historical records dating back to the 3rd century BCE.
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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
Deeghawapi (Pali: Dīghavāpī, "long reservoir") is a Buddhist sacred shrine and an archaeological site in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, historical records dating back to the 3rd century BCE.
🇬🇪 Georgia · Temple complex
David Gareji (Georgian: დავითგარეჯის სამონასტრო კომპლექსი) is a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia, on the half-desert slopes of Mount…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Roman Imperial (Hadrianic) · Roman Mysia (Kyzikos neocorate)
Hadrian's isthmus temple 50×92 m colossus on Kapıdağ isthmus, largest Marmara temple.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Roman Imperial (Antonine) · Cilician Greek and Roman Pompeiopolis
Pompey's pirate-resettlement port Corinthian 6×12 beside 480-m colonnaded street to harbour.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical Greek/Roman
Sounion Temple of Poseidon Peristasis South in Attica, Sounion, Greece is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical Greek/Roman.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Katas Raj Temples North Courtyard Shiva Shrine in Punjab, Katas Raj, Pakistan is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Sambor Prei Kuk Temple N18 Octagonal in Kampong Thom, Cambodia is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇨🇳 China · Cave
Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic
Longmen Guyang Cave North Wall in Henan, Luoyang, China is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Abydos Temple of Seti I Corridor of Kings in Sohag, Abydos, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Didyma Temple of Apollo Naos Column 7 in Aydın, Didim, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Petra Qasr al-Bint Temple Adyton in Ma'an, Petra, Jordan is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
The Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) north-east of Colombo.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Ichijō-ji (一乗寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Sakamoto neighborhood of the city of Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture Japan.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex
Batujaya is an archeological site located in the village of Batujaya, Karawang in West Java, Indonesia.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Temple complex
The Abdul Rahman Mosque (Pashto: د عبدالرحمان جومات; Dari: مسجد عبدالرحمان), also known as the Grand Mosque of Kabul, is a Sunni Congregational mosque, located in the central commercial area of Deh…
🇲🇦 Morocco · Temple complex
A Dar al-Muwaqqit (Arabic: دار المؤقت), or muvakkithane in Turkish, is a room or structure accompanying a mosque which was used by the muwaqqit or timekeeper, an officer charged with maintaining the…
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Temple complex
The Grand Mosque (Arabic: مسجد دبي الكبير) is a mosque in Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
🇫🇷 France · Temple complex
The Grand Mosque of Paris (French: Grande Mosquée de Paris, pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d mɔske d(ə) paʁi]; Arabic: مسجد باريس الكبير), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, located…
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Temple complex
The Great Mosque of Mahdiya (Arabic: الجامع الكبير في المهدية) is a mosque in Mahdia, Tunisia.
North Macedonia · Temple complex
The Church of Saints Clement and Panteleimon (Macedonian: Црква Свети Климент и Пантелеjмон, romanized: Crkva Sveti Kliment i Pantelejmon; ) is a Byzantine church situated on Plaošnik in Ohrid, North…
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex
Candi Bahal, also known as Biaro Bahal (biaro, derived from vihara, a monastery) or Candi Portibi (Batak portibi, derived from prithivi, "earth") is Vajrayana Buddhist candi complex in Bahal village,…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Early Bronze to Iron Age (3000–600 BCE; Hittite peak 1400–1200 BCE) · Hattian → Hittite → Phrygian
Zippalanda candidate — Hittite storm-god city with palace letters and queen's festival archive.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Gankei-ji (元慶寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Kitakazan Kawaramachi, neighborhood of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.