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Famous
church
built
by
the
Knights
Templar.
The
area
around
the
Temple
Church
is
known
as
the
Temple.
Temple
Bar,
an
ornamental
processional
gateway,
formerly
stood
in
the
middle
of
Fleet
Street.
Nearby
is
the
Temple
Underground
station.
The
River
Thames
is
only
a
5
min
walk
away.
There
are
also
bars
and
restaurants
close
by
in
Fleet
Street.
In
the
mid-12th
century,
before
the
construction
of
the
church,
the
Knights
Templar
in
London
had
met
at
a
site
in
High
Holborn
in
a
structure
originally
established
by
Hugues
de
Payens
(the
site
had
been
historically
the
location
of
a
Roman
temple
in
Londinium,
now
known
as
London).
Because
of
the
rapid
growth
of
the
order,
by
the
1160s
the
site
had
become
too
confined,
and
the
order
purchased
the
current
site
for
the
establishment
of
a
larger
monastic
complex
as
their
headquarters
in
England.
In
addition
to
the
church,
the
new
compound
originally
contained
residences,
military
training
facilities,
and
recreational
grounds
for
the
military
brethren
and
novices,
who
were
not
permitted
to
go
into
the
City
without
the
permission
of
the
Master
of
the
Temple.
The
church
building
comprises
two
separate
sections:
The
original
circular
church
building,
called
the
Round
Church
and
now
acting
as
a
nave,
and
a
later
rectangular
section
adjoining
on
the
east
side,
built
approximately
half
a
century
later,
forming
the
chancel.
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