The author conducts a comparative analysis of architectural temple structures in the cultures of Ancient Egypt, Sumer, China, and India, highlighting general and special trends and patterns. In particular, it is revealed that the original form of temples, the building plan was based on a circle and a rectangle as a projection of the feminine and masculine principles, the creation of the Earth and Sky. The square symbolized the four cardinal directions, the elements. The shape of the pyramids was a consequence of the fact that they were perceived as the union of Earth and Sky, and temples - as the dwelling of God or the place of his focus. The well-known historical material shows that the idea of space is an organic part of the architecture of ancient civilizations of the East, reflecting the worldview of the peoples who inhabited it. Keywords: Babylon, Ancient India, Ancient China, castes, God's dwelling, space projections, temple architecture. Ancient man felt the influence of the sky with surprising acuteness, and therefore it played a dominant role in his private and public life. The architecture of ancient cultures is the best proof of this influence. Everywhere you can find symbols of certain celestial phenomena. Civilizations that emerged in the Mediterranean (Egypt, Mesopotamia), China and India were among the first to reflect the idea of space in their architecture. Already in the 4th - 3rd millennium BC, at the initial stage of the development of these civilizations, architectural ensembles of circular and rectangular shapes were created. Sumerian culture had oval and rectangular shapes in its architecture. A distinctive feature of each city was the main temple, located on a high terrace, growing into a massive tower with ledges, a ziggurat. The center of the Sumerians ' city was a temple. This sacred center performed the main functions-it kept in touch with the cosmos, the gods, and thereby ensured the protection of the city, its prosperity. The archetypes ... Read more