You are referring to Oracles, and there were a number of them in ancient myth. The most famous, though, were the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi and the Talking Oak of Zeus at Dodonna.
Oracle
yes it was
I think it is a temple.
sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
The Parthenon was built as a shrine to the goddess Athena. It was mainly used as a temple to worship her.
Temple oracle shrine
Answer If you are talking about a God/Goddess Shrine then the reason they were importent would be because they honoured that specific God/Goddess. The shrine was most likely made to send up prayers to that specific God/Goddess or to give offerings to appease it in case they could not go to a church or temple etc.
They called it 'Aquae Sulis', meaning 'Sulis's Waters'. Sulis was a Roman goddess with connections to Minerva, and the baths were partly a shrine to her.
"Museum" comes from a Greek word meaning "shrine of the Muses." The Muses were the nine Greek goddesses who were believed to inspire literature and the arts. They were: Calliope, goddess of epic poetry Clio, goddess of history Erato, goddess of lyric poetry Euterpe, goddess of music Melpomene, goddess of tragedy Polyhymnia, goddess of choral poetry Terpsichore, goddess of dance Thalia, goddess of comedy Your anus (Urania), goddess of astrology
The Roman baths were not religious institutions, they were social institutions. The only bath that was built on/near a shrine was the Roman baths at Bath. It had been a Celtic shrine and the Romans identified the Celtic goddess with their goddess Minerva. However, even here, the baths themselves had no particular religious connotations, except perhaps healing. They were used for recreational purposes and getting clean.
Athens is home to the Parthenon, a renowned temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. Located on the Acropolis, the Parthenon was built in the 5th century BCE and is celebrated for its architectural grandeur and historical significance. It served as a shrine to Athena Parthenos, embodying her role as the protector of the city.
a place that honors a thing or a person