A temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions. They were formerly the site of the administration of the imperial examination in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam and often housed schools and other studying facilities.
The Temple of Confucius in Qufu c. 1912
Hall of Great Perfection (Dacheng Hall) of the Confucius temple in Qufu
The gates of the Temple of Confucius in Datong, Shanxi.
Main hall of the Temple of Confucius in Ningbo, Zhejiang.
A temple is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temple" in English, while those of other religions are not, even though they fulfill very similar functions. The religions for which the terms are used include the great majority of ancient religions that are now extinct, such as the Ancient Egyptian religion and the Ancient Greek religion. Among religions still active: Hinduism, Buddhism(whose temples are called Vihar), Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, the Baha'i Faith, Taoism, Shinto, Confucianism.
The 12th-century Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious structure in the world and is dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Borobudur temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, located in Central Java, Indonesia.
The Erechtheion in Athens, Greece, is associated with some of the most ancient and holy relics of the Athenians, such as the Palladion, a xoanon of Athena Polias
The Golden temple of Mahalakshmi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India