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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - Religious Studies Center - The Temple and the Synagogue. | Aug 03, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - Religious Studies Center - What Is a Temple? | Nov 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology - The Temple in the Christian Bible. | Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Temple: Form and Function (PDF). | Jun 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - A History of Temples. | Mar 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management - Construction Techniques of Indian Temples. | Oct 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research - History and Theory of Design in Traditional Temple Architecture of India. | Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| Changed the âChurch of the Latter-day Saintsâ to âthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.â | Sep 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Temple. | Jun 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Temple. | Apr 28, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | May 02, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Temple. | Mar 28, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Temple. | May 13, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sri Vaishnava Home Page. | Aug 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Bengal Temples. | Jun 28, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: TempleNet - The Ultimate Source of Information on Indian Temples. | May 26, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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