🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Kamiros Temple of Athena Polias — Rhodes Hilltop Terrace
Archaic to Hellenistic · Dorian Rhodian
NW Rhodes hilltop Doric Athena Polias above Hellenistic fountain agora with 200-m aqueduct, 6th BCE–408 synoecism.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Halicarnassus Mausoleum Terrace — Bodrum Hill Top Platform
Classical (Hekatomnid Carian) · Carian-Hellenic dynastic
Podium terrace of Aristotle's pupil Satrap Mausolus' wonder-tomb 353 BCE in Bodrum, 45-m wonder with 36 Ionic columns.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Taq-e Bostan Rock Reliefs
Sassanian Empire (224–651 CE), late Sassanian zenith · Sassanian Zoroastrian (Ahura Mazda, Anahita, Mithra) court art
Sassanian Zagros spring iwans: Shapur II/III small and Khosrow II great with boar hunt and armored cavalry.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Alta Vista Chalchihuites
Classic – Epiclassic (c.400–850 CE) Chalchihuites – Coyotlatelco frontier · Chalchihuites – Canutillo / Teuchitlán-related frontier
Alta Vista Chalchihuites in northern Zacatecas is Mesoamerica's far-northern Venus frontier town at 2,190 m on the Tropic of Cancer.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Eastern Outlier
Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) · Elamite
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Eastern Outlier in Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran is a Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Elamite.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Southern Extension
Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) · Elamite
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Southern Extension in Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran is a Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Elamite.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Gebel Barkal Temple B500 Terrace Annex — Western Terrace
New Kingdom-Napatan (1500-500 BCE) · Napatan
Gebel Barkal Temple B500 Terrace Annex — Western Terrace in Northern State, Karima, Sudan is a New Kingdom-Napatan (1500-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Napatan.
🇲🇹 Malta · Temple complex
Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Eastern Outlier
Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Eastern Outlier in Malta, Tarxien, Malta is a Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace — Southern Extension
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace — Southern Extension in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex
Jagaddala Mahavihara
Late Pala (1077–1161 CE) to Sena transition · Late Pala Vajrayana (Varendra)
Last great Pala mahavihara (1077–1200 CE)—110×100 m cruciform mound, Ramapala's revival, Tibetan-cited.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Delphi Temple of Apollo Adyton Foundation
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical Greek/Roman
Delphi Temple of Apollo Adyton Foundation in Phocis, Delphi, Greece is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical Greek/Roman.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Terrace North Annex — Southern Extension
Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) · Uruk Period
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Terrace North Annex — Southern Extension in Al Muthanna, Warka, Iraq is a Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) ancient city attributed to Uruk Period.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Meenakshi Temple Thousand Pillar Hall South
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Meenakshi Temple Thousand Pillar Hall South in Tamil Nadu, Madurai, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Brihadeeswarar Temple Vimana North Face
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Brihadeeswarar Temple Vimana North Face in Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance in Denizli, Hierapolis, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇨🇳 China · Cave
Yungang Cave 20 Seated Buddha Plinth
Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic
Yungang Cave 20 Seated Buddha Plinth in Shanxi, Datong, China is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient port
Xcaret
Postclassic (c.1200–1519 CE) East Coast – Mayapan league; Late Classic hamlet antecedents · Maya (East Coast Coastal)
Xcaret (ancient Polé) is the walled Postclassic port-temple town on a Caribbean caleta 5 km south of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, at 8 m.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Luxor Temple Pylon of Ramses II East Tower
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Luxor Temple Pylon of Ramses II East Tower in Luxor, Luxor Temple, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Satdhara
Mauryan 3rd c BCE → Sunga–Gupta 2nd c BCE–6th c CE · Mauryan → Sunga → Gupta
Sanchi's western gate — 60-stupa Halali cluster with 30 m Great Stupa and Sariputra relics (9 km W).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Alinda Temple of Apollo — Karpuzlu Hilltop Agora
Hekatomnid to Hellenistic · Hekatomnid Carian, Hellenistic
Karpuzlu 350-m hilltop with 2-column Apollo prostylos and 3-km Hekatomnid walls, Queen Ada's refuge 340 BCE.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Eridu Temple Platform Ubaid Level
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Eridu Temple Platform Ubaid Level in Dhi Qar, Tell Abu Shahrain, Iraq is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Northern Annex
Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Northern Annex in Dhi Qar, Nasiriyah, Iraq is a Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Ubaid.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Temple complex
Wat Phra Si Sanphet Chedi East Ayutthaya
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Wat Phra Si Sanphet Chedi East Ayutthaya in Ayutthaya, Thailand is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Hattusa Great Temple Storage Magazine 12
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Hattusa Great Temple Storage Magazine 12 in Çorum, Boğazköy, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.