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Roman Forum: Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Puri: Jagannatha temple

Chichén Itzá: Temple of the Warriors

Doric temple, Selinus

Beijing: Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

megalithic temple chamber

Explore the remains of some of the Republican temples in Rome

A tour of the Karnak temple complex in Egypt

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king of Egypt

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Jayavarman VII

king of Khmer empire

Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut

ruler of Egypt

Suryavarman II

king of Khmer empire

Shōmu

emperor of Japan

Mariette

Auguste Mariette

French archaeologist

Ramses IV

king of Egypt

Mentuhotep II

king of Egypt

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Callicrates

Greek architect

Suryavarman I

king of Angkor

Parthenon

Ictinus

Greek architect

Klenze, Leo von: Glyptothek

Leo von Klenze

German architect

Ṣaqqārah: pyramid of Userkaf

Userkaf

king of Egypt

Neuserre

king of Egypt

Belzoni, oil painting by W. Brockedon; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Giovanni Battista Belzoni

Italian archaeologist

Takuan Sōhō

Japanese priest

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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