This is a map of the Plan of Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian-style architecture. "The great temple of Karnak...was the work of many successive monarchs" - Enctclopaedia Britannica, 1910. The temple is built of granite.

Map of the Ruins of Thebes along the Nile in Egypt including the Rameseum, the Great Temple of Karnak, and the Temple of Luxor.

The archaeological site of Takht-e Soleyman, in north-western Iran, is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region. The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in the Ilkhanid (Mongol) period (13th...

Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India. An impressive...

This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave...

The squatting statuette of a man called Iwfaa was placed in the temple to permit its owner to symbolically participate in temple offerings. His body is completely covered by a cloak and he wears a necklace bearing the face of the goddess...

After the death of Ramesses the First, his son, Seti the First, became king and ruled Egypt for about 16 years. He shared in the construction of the great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, the temple of Abydos, and his mortuary temple at Qurnah....

This head of King Akhenaten is part of one of his colossi, which came from a temple built by the young king, and dedicated to the god Aten, in Thebes. It was found at Karnak, next to the temple of Amun-Re.

The Greco-Egyptian funerary stela depicts the entrance to an Egyptian temple, guarded by two figures of the jackal god Anubis. The deceased, a boy, stands at the entrance of the temple wearing a Greek mantle, or cloak.

Ruins of Pu'ukohola Heiau ("Temple on the Hill of the Whale"); temple built by King Kamehameha the Great between 1790 and 1791.

The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development...

The Parthenon is a celebrated temple at Athens, consecrated to Athena or Minerva, the protectress of the city, built on an elevated rock near the Acropolis, and has always been regarded as the most exquisite and perfect example of...

In Judaism, the Western Wall is venerated as the sole remnant of the Holy Temple. It has become a place of pilgrimage for Jews, as it is the closest permitted accessible site to the holiest spot in Judaism, namely the Even ha-shetiya or...

The Pantheon in Rome, Italy was built over 2000 years ago as a temple for the gods of Ancient Rome. This photo shows a number of tourists and visitors enjoying the sites around the temple which can be seen in the image background.

This site, provided by First Spiritual Temple, gives a good look into the spiritual beliefs (mediumship and the channeling of souls) of the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

This entry has information on the significance of Sarnath as a Buddhist pilgrimage site, and the temples that have been built there throughout Buddhist history.

Devoted to the hundreds of mountain temples. Discusses many of the shrines in the context of ancient Indian culture.

This site provides a sketch of the floor plan of the Parthenon. Includes pictures of the Parthenon and other ancient Greek Temples.

A beautiful picture of a temple among flame trees in Ayuthaya.

A stylized relief map of Africa, showing the Sahara, major rivers and lakes, mountains, "wild country," and other features. The Sahara is labeled as "The Great Desert that No Man Could Cross." with pyramids and temples drawn along the...

Plan of the ancient Egyptian site of Tanis, often referred to as the Thebes of the North. Tanis was the Lower Egyptian capital during the late period during the nineteenth dynasty. It was built on the Tanitic arm of the Nile River near...

A plan of the ancient Greek sanctuary of Olympia, the site of the Olympic Games. Olympia is near the Peloponnese city of Elis. The plan shows the location of the stadium, gymnasium, temple, and other ancient features, including buildings...

A map showing the plan of ancient Athens, according to that given in Barthelemy's Anacharsis. The map shows historic landmarks, including the Parthenon (1), Propylaea (2), Theater of Bacchus (3), Odeum (4), Prytaneum (5), Areopagus (6),...

A map from 1903 of the southern portion of New York City showing streets, rivers, parks, railroads, elevated railroads, Broadway cable road, and horse cars. Some features indicated on the map are Madison Square Garden, Bellevue Hospital,...