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It is hard to contextualize Ezekiel's visionary city. Yet it bears striking resemblance to other temple complexes found throughout the world (I am using "temple city" synonymously with "temple complex" since both conceive their boundaries along the outer edge as world boundaries.)

Note the similarity in design of the Indian temple at Tanjore, the Egyptian Karnak temple, and of course Herod's Temple relied heavily on Ezekiel's overall temple boundaries (no such outer boundaries existed in Solomon's Temple).