The Primeval Temple

Scourged Lands of Valenor      Kingdom of Sarleris      Sacred Valley      The Primeval Temple

No other construction on Valenor reflects the proportions and harmony of the architecture.

Located in the center of the valley, the Primeval Temple is an architectural marvel. The temple has been rebuilt several times over the centuries, due to looting and fires.

The remains of the original structure and part of the millenary catacombs still remain today at the center of the building.

The current structure is the result of successive interventions and extensions, up to the mistral restructuring by Elnor Marcinelli, the undisputed master who gave the temple its current structure.

The visitor is fascinated by the gracefulness of the columns, and by the decorative motifs partly floral and partly figurative, depicting the deeds of the gods. The light that filters through large windows illuminates the marble floors and large mosaics.

Being the temple dedicated to all the divinities, in the center there is a large circular area surmounted by a dome 55 meters high, from it ten bays branch off that end with as many apses, each with altars dedicated to a different divinity, each apse is surmounted from a dome with frescoes depicting the divinity to which it is consecrated.

Huge catacombs branch out below the temple, the oldest parts of which date back to the earliest construction of the temple, expanded over time and often used to save the temple's treasures from marauding and pillaging. In the Imperial era they were further expanded and used to secretly access the temple and to hold ceremonies away from prying eyes.

Type

Temple / Religious complex

Parent Location

Sacred Valley