Roman temples
Jupiter's worship halls
Roman temples were religious buildings in ancient Rome dedicated to specific gods or deified emperors.
Unlike Greek temples, they typically stood on raised platforms (podia) with steps only at the front, emphasizing a single facade.
The most famous surviving example is the Pantheon.
Roman temple architecture influenced Western civic and religious buildings for centuries: The courthouse was designed to evoke a Roman temple.
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- flamenSingle-deity Roman priest
- altarSacred ritual table
- architraveLowest entablature element
augury · pediments · pantheon · votive offerings · divine offerings · priesthood · marble columns · cornice · Vesta · vestal virgins · sacred flame · eternal flame · porticos · frieze · podium · offerings · rituals · animal sacrifice
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