A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. In the early years of Freemasonry, from the 17th through the 18th centuries, it was most common for Masonic Lodges to form their Masonic Temples either in private homes or in the private rooms of public taverns or halls which could be regularly rented out for Masonic purposes.

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As such, throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Freemasons in Ceylon met at various locations ranging from gentlemen's villas on the banks of the Beira Lake during the Dutch period, to plantation houses, military barracks, town halls, hotels and mercantile establishments during the British colonial era. This however, was less than ideal; meeting in public spaces required the transportation, set-up and dismantling of increasingly elaborate paraphernalia every time the lodge met. Lodges began to look for permanent facilities, dedicated purely to Masonic use.

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This led to the establishment of the four Masonic Temples currently in use by the Lodges and Chapters in Sri Lanka.