храмом

храмом

"Храмом" means "temple" (instrumental case of храм).

In this context, "храмом" is used in its instrumental case form, describing a building characterized as a temple.

Мы проходили мимо старого здания, которое оказалось храмом.

We were passing by an old building, which turned out to be a temple.

Here, "храмом" is used metaphorically in its instrumental case to describe the park as characterized metaphorically as a temple.

Этот парк был раньше храмом природы.

This park used to be a temple of nature.

In this sentence, "храмом" employs a figurative sense to denote a place dedicated to art, using the instrumental case.

Место, где сейчас расположен музей, когда-то было храмом искусства.

The place where the museum is now located was once a temple of art.