A temple is defined as a structure built for religious or spiritual activities. The huge space is covered by the religious monuments in the list of oldest monuments. These ancient temples are maintained and restored in a good manner so that the new generation can see and know about the history. The old temples were built thousands of years ago by religious people. These structures are among the oldest human creations found on the earth. 

Here are the 5 Oldest Temples in the world

1. Luxor Temple

 

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple. It is located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor. The temple was founded in 1400 BC during the New Kingdom. This has served as a place of worship for nearly 3,500 years. It is considered the largest and most important site in ancient Egypt. Luxor Temple was dedicated to the three Egyptian gods Amun, Mut, and Chons. It was constructed during the reigns of several pharaohs. During the annual festival, the statues of the three Gods were escorted from Karnak to the temple of Luxor along the avenue of sphinxes that connect the 2 temples. However, this place is no longer an active religious site.

2. Temple of Hatshepsut

 

The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. It is a colonnaded structure that was designed and implemented by Senemut. A monastery was built on top in the seventh century A.D. It is built into a cliff face that rises sharply above it and consists of three layered terraces reaching 30 meters (97 ft ) in height. Although many of the site’s original statues and ornaments have been stolen or destroyed over the years.

3. Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieni

 

Hypogeum is located in Paola, Malta. It was built around 2,500 B.C. This temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It consists of halls, chambers, and passages carved out of rock. This subterranean labyrinth has false windows, trilithon doorways, decorative red ocher paintings, and a carved-stone ceiling. Hypogeum was discovered in 1902. The complex is grouped into three levels the upper level (3600-3300 BC), the middle level (3300-3000 BC), and the lower level (3150 -2500 BC). The hypogeum of Hal-Saflieni is the only prehistoric underground temple in the world.

4. Temple of Amada 

 

The Temple of Amada, the oldest Egyptian temple in Nubia, was first constructed by Pharaoh Thutmose III of the 18th dynasty. Amada temple was dedicated to Amun and Re-Horakhty. The alterations and decoration were done by later pharaohs. Its most notable features include a well-preserved relief and two significant inscriptions describing the military accomplishments of the pharaohs who built it, Tuthmosis III and his son Amenhotep II.

5. Gobekli Tepe

 

Gobekli Tepe is the first temple built in Turkey. As per research, this structure was built 6,000 years before Stonehenge. The temples are round megalithic buildings. All the walls are made of unworked dry stone and include numerous T-shaped monolithic pillars of limestone that are up to 3 meters (10 ft) high. Around 8,000 B.C. this site was purposefully buried for unknown reasons. However, it allowed the structures to be preserved for future discovery and study.