With their military mission and extensive financial resources, the Knights Templar funded a large number of building projects around Europe and the Holy Land, many of which structures remain standing today.
Middle East
- Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
- Akko (City of Acre) - contains a tunnel leading to a 13th century Templar stronghold
- Athlit, Pilgrims Castle/Château Pélerin
- Arwad, Syria - an island fortress
- Chastel Blanc, Syria
- The port city and fortress of Tartous (called Tortosa by Crusaders), Syria
France
- Sainte-Vaubourg, 76/Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. In 1173, King Henry II, gave the manor Sainte-Vaubourg at Val-de-la-Haye to the Knights Templar.
- Neuilly-sous-Clermont, 60/Oise, Picardie, France
- Mont-de-Soissons, 02/Aisne, Picardie, France - The chapel, pigeonniere and grange all date from the XIIIth century. The chapel was restored by the Knights of St. John after the dissolution of the Templars.
- Acquebouille, in Outarville, 45/Loiret, France - This chapter-house was part of Commandery Saint-Marc d' Orleans.
- La Villedieu-Les-Maurepas, in Élancourt, 78/Yvelines, Ile de France - Thirteenth-century Gothic chapel with octagonal tower, and various buildings with a surrounding wall largely restored. Departmental cultural center.
- Coulommiers, France
- Avalleur, in Bar-sur-Seine, Champagne-Ardenne, France
- Chinon, Pays-de-la-Loire, France
- Cressac-Blanzac, in Cressac-Saint-Genis, Charente, France
- La Rochelle, Charente, France
- Sergeac, Dordogne, France
- Domme, Dordogne, France
- Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, France
- Richerenches, France
- La Couvertoirade, Aveyron, France
Italy
- Castello della Magione, Poggibonsi (Siena), Tuscany, Italy
- San Bevignate, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Poland
Portugal
- Convent of the Order of Christ (UNESCO World Heritage site)
- Church of Santa Maria do Olival in Tomar
- Castles of Almourol, Idanha, Monsanto, Pombal and Zêzere
- Castle of Soure, near Coimbra [1]
Spain
- Irrigation system in Aragon, Spain [2]
- Iglesia Veracruz in Segovia, Spain
- Ponferrada castle
- Peñíscola castle
- Miravet castle
- Barbens
- Gardeny castle, in Lérida
Great Britain
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- Temple Church, London, England
- Middle Temple
- Inner Temple
- Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
- Temple, Midlothian, Scotland
- Temple Dinsley, Hertfordshire, England
- Hertford and Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire, England [3]
- Royston Cave, Royston, Hertfordshire, England
- Garway Church, Herefordshire, England
- Cressing Temple, Essex, England [4]
- Templecombe, Somerset, England [5]
- Temple Balsall, Warwickshire, England
- Templars Park, Aberdeen, Scotland
- Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire, England
- Temple Cloud, Somerset, England. Also Temple Bridge, Temple Gate, Temple Street
- Temple Cowton, Yorkshire, England
- Temple Ewell, Kent, England
- Temple Manor [6], Kent, England. [7]
- Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, England
- Temple Meads, Bristol, England
- Temple Mills, Stratford, London, England
- Temple Sowerby, Cumbria, England
- Temple Bellwood, Belton, Lincolnshire, England
- Lundy Island, Devon, England
- Westerdale, Yorkshire, England
- Great Wilbraham Preceptory, Cambridgeshire, England
- Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
- Holy Sepulchre (The Round Church), Cambridge, England [8]
- Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, England
- St. Mary's, Sompting, Sussex, England [9]
- St. Mary's, Radnage, Buckinghamsire, England
- Tintagel Castle (Kastell Dintagell), Cornwall
- Tulse & Knights hills, Lambeth, London, England
- Baldock, Hertfordshire (a town founded by the Templars)
- Temple Church, Temple, Cornwall
- Rothley Temple Templar Chapel, Rothley Court, Leics., England, (and Templar window)
- Shipley Church, Shipley, Sussex, England
- St. Mary's House, Bramber, Sussex, England
- Poling Church, Poling, Sussex, England
Other Countries
- Kolossi Castle in Cyprus
- Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany
- Priory of St Laurence (Sv Vavrinec) in Prague, Czech Republic
- Templstejn in Czech Republic
- Hrad Vsetin in Czech Republic
References
External link
- Knights Templar castle in Tomar, Portugal (YouTube video)