-1 101 z In the middle of the city lay a number of temples. The major temples housed the worship of a trinity of gods - father, mother and son - while other gods worshipped in the temple precinct include Shamash, a sun god, and Mithras.
#Temples precinct
1 101 X The temples here reflect two different architectural styles which demonstrate that Hatra was a meeting place between eastern and western cultures. This is a Classical temple, with triangular pediments (the zone at the top of temple facades) and columns.
#Hellenistic temple
2 101 X In the middle of the city lay a number of temples. The major temples housed the worship of a trinity of gods - father, mother and son - while other gods worshipped in the temple precinct include Shamash, a sun god, and Mithras.
#Temple Precinct
3 103 A Some of the temples here are distinctively West Asian in style, with open arched halls called 'iwans', flanked by smaller iwans and other vaulted chambers. This style of architecture had originated in the area in the 1st century AD; it became an established form in later centuries.
