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A '''temple''' was a religious building for ceremonies of many kinds.{{fact}} Temples could be many shapes and sizes. They were usually quite large, but not always.{{fact}} Temples could also be called chapels, churches or cathedrals.{{fact}}
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{{first pic|Real Time temple webcast.jpg|Temple on [[Chronos]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Real Time (webcast)}})}}
A '''temple''' was a building that could contain [[religion|religious]] iconography, statuary and altars. They were used for many purposes: sacrificial ceremonies, celebrations, worship, specific and specialised ceremonies as well as just for hiding in. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Price of Paradise]]''){{facts}}


Temples could contain religious iconography, statuary and altars. They were used for many purposes: sacrificial ceremonies, celebrations, worship, specific and specilised ceremonies as well as just for hiding in. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Price of Paradise]]''){{facts}}
[[The Doctor]] had visited many temples during his travels, including an [[Aztec]] temple, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') the temple of [[Amdo]] in [[Atlantis]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') the temple of [[Aggedor]] on [[Peladon]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') a [[Peru]]vian temple which had [[Exxilon (species)|Exxilon]] markings on its walls ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') the temple of [[Demnos]] in [[San Martino]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'') the temple of [[Kroll]] on [[Delta III]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'') the temple of [[Ishtar (goddess)|Ishtar]] in [[Kish]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') the [[Aplan Mortarium]] on [[Alfava Metraxis]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'') and the [[Pyramid of the Rings of Akhaten]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')


There was a pyramid-shaped temple on an [[asteroid]] in the [[Rings of Akhaten]] that contained [[the Mummy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
The [[First Doctor]], while posing as [[Zeus]], claimed that [[the TARDIS]] was his temple. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'')
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The [[Arcateenian]]s worshipped in huge temples "the size of cities." ([[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'')
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Temple on Chronos. (WC: Real Time [+]Loading...["Real Time (webcast)"])

A temple was a building that could contain religious iconography, statuary and altars. They were used for many purposes: sacrificial ceremonies, celebrations, worship, specific and specialised ceremonies as well as just for hiding in. (PROSE: The Price of Paradise)[additional sources needed]

The Doctor had visited many temples during his travels, including an Aztec temple, (TV: The Aztecs) the temple of Amdo in Atlantis, (TV: The Underwater Menace) the temple of Aggedor on Peladon, (TV: The Curse of Peladon, The Monster of Peladon) a Peruvian temple which had Exxilon markings on its walls (TV: Death to the Daleks) the temple of Demnos in San Martino, (TV: The Masque of Mandragora) the temple of Kroll on Delta III, (TV: The Power of Kroll) the temple of Ishtar in Kish (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys) the Aplan Mortarium on Alfava Metraxis (TV: The Time of Angels) and the Pyramid of the Rings of Akhaten. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)

The First Doctor, while posing as Zeus, claimed that the TARDIS was his temple. (TV: The Myth Makers)

The Arcateenians worshipped in huge temples "the size of cities." (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts)