Introduction Ever since men moved from a nomadic to a sedentary life back in the Neolithic there has been a need to address to some superior being that would ensure the best conditions to the survival of the community. To establish this contact, human beings have always believed in the existence of some places more favorable than others, such as temples or holy places. Sometimes those are natural locations, but they may be enormous and complex engineering works or the most humble structure. For some people those places are more of a mental state than a physical place. These places, where men and deities are a closer of each other may be “found out” or “created” in different ways; in the case of natural sacred places an important, a miraculous event for the community may had happened. As for temples artificially built, its very structure may contribute to the mystic contact, or sometimes where it is located, an iconic symbol or a relic. When it comes to a mental state, a peaceful and harmonic location might be enough to allow them detached from worldly reality and move on to a higher level. Temples have always been common elements in all societies. However, their shape, meaning and usage have changed through history depending on their origins and the beliefs and needs of those who built them. Thanks to this there is a huge variety of unique images, shapes, colors, mottos, etc. that allow us to identify or define a place or a culture.
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