Temple

Model of the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus in the Miniatürk Park Istanbul

A temple (Greek: τέμενος témenos, Latin: templum "delimited, enclosed") was originally a delimited sacred area erected in sacred places such as hills or groves in which cultic acts were performed addressed to the deity or deities who had taken up residence there. Later, temple buildings were erected at these sites, ranging from simple mounds of earth to extensive temple districts. The common archetype of all temple forms is the body of man, which receives the descending spirit in its soul. A perfect example of temple construction was the Temple of Solomon.

Literature

• Rudolf Steiner: Wege zu einem neuen Baustil, GA 286 (1982), ISBN 3-7274-2860-0 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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