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the Temple
the Temple district of the City of London, England. The name refers to two of the four Inns of Court , the Middle Temple and the Inner Temple. The Temple was originally the English seat of the famous order of Knights Templars. The Inner Temple hall and library and the Temple Church—a Norman round church dedicated in 1185—have been restored in their original styles following severe damage in World War II. The Temple Bar is the gate designed by Christopher Wren c.1672 on the site of the bar or chain that marked one of the entrances to the City of London. The Bar was removed in 1878 and is now in Theobalds Park near Waltham; there is a monument on the old London site, at the junction of Fleet St. and the Strand. Here the lord mayor officially receives personages from outside the City. In the 17th and 18th cent. heads of traitors were displayed there. |
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"the Temple." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "the Temple." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-TempleLon.html "the Temple." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-TempleLon.html |
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Temple, the
Temple, the. Although tradition ascribes the idea of a national Israelite shrine at Jerusalem to David, the first Temple dates from the reign of Solomon (c.970–c.930 BC). The building became the central sanctuary of the nation and here alone could sacrificial worship be offered. It was destroyed by the Babylonians c.586 BC; its rebuilding (the ‘Second Temple’) was undertaken c.520. The Temple buildings were reconstructed by Herod the Great. This was the Temple standing in Christ's time. With the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, the Temple worship ceased.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Temple, the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Temple, the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Templethe.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Temple, the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Templethe.html |
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Temple, The
Temple, The Down. The Temple 1858. The name was originally that of a public house used as a meeting place for a freemasons' lodge.
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A. D. MILLS. "Temple, The." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Temple, The." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-TempleThe.html A. D. MILLS. "Temple, The." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-TempleThe.html |
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