The Temple

The Temple made is debut in Mortal Kombat 3, and appeared again in a different form, known as the Church in Mortal Kombat Gold.

The arena in Mortal Kombat 3 consists of lit candles in the very front, stained glass embellished with the Mortal Kombat dragon in the back, lit skull torches, skull pillards and a fighting ground with Shao Kahn's head embellished in the center of the arena.

In Mortal Kombat Gold, the arena made it's appearance as a darker, and more simple arena. The arena appeared with only one stained glass window in the back, and in front of the stained glass window lies a casket.

The Temple has not been a playable arena ever since Mortal Kombat Gold.

Trivia

 * The music used for the Temple Mortal Kombat 3 was once again used for the Church in Mortal Kombat Gold.
 * In front of the stained glass window in Mortal Kombat Gold's version, lies a casket which you can see the bones of the corpse that lies within.
 * The Temple was revealed to be a returning arena in Mortal Kombat (2011). You can first see the temple in a screenshot as the background behind Sektor, which can bee seen in the online edition of EGM[i] magazine, issue 238. The arena was later confirmed to be returning in the game by the name of, The Cathedral by EGM magazine.