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TEMPLE
A building or structure used for religious ceremonies or worship. For later landscape features use GARDEN TEMPLE or FOLLY.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
> Religious Ritual And Funerary
>>> Temple
>>>> Gurdwara
>>>> Hindu Mandir
>>>> Jain Mandir
>>>> Mithraeum
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| GARDEN TEMPLE | A garden building, usually in the Gothic or classical style. The term can be applied to many types of garden building with an interior space in which to stand or sit. |
| MOSQUE | A Muslim temple or place of worship. |
| RITUAL BUILDING | A building which appears to have fulfilled a ritual, rather than a domestic or industrial, function. |
| SHRINE | A place of worship associated with a sacred person or object. |
| SYNAGOGUE | A building for worship and religious instruction in the Jewish faith. |
