Sacred Places
219 places found
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JainismSri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir
, India
The oldest and most prominent Digambar Jain temple in Old Delhi, set directly opposite the Red Fort in Chandni Chowk and renowned for its adjoining Jain Birds Hospital.
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JudaismStatus Quo Synagogue
, Romania
A Romanian synagogue belonging to the Status Quo Ante tradition of Hungarian Jewry, a middle path established in the late nineteenth century between Orthodox and Neolog observance.
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ChristianitySt. Gallen Cathedral
, Switzerland
The eighteenth-century Baroque cathedral of Saints Gall and Otmar in St. Gallen, Switzerland, once the church of the famed Abbey of St. Gall and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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St. Joseph's Cathedral, Fort-Liberté
, Haiti
The Roman Catholic cathedral of Fort-Liberté in northeastern Haiti, dedicated to Saint Joseph and serving as the seat of the diocese established in this Caribbean port city.
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ChristianitySt. Louis Cathedral
, United States
A name borne by Roman Catholic cathedrals across four continents, each dedicated to King Louis IX of France, the medieval crusader-monarch canonised as a model of Christian rulership.
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ChristianitySt Mark's Basilica
, Italy
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice, an eleventh-century Byzantine-Romanesque masterpiece holding the relics of the Evangelist and presiding over Saint Mark's Square.
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ChristianitySt. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava
, Slovakia
The Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava in Slovakia, dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours and long the coronation church of the Kingdom of Hungary.
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ChristianitySt. Michael's Cathedral
, Romania
The Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Alba Iulia in Transylvania, Romania, a Gothic and Romanesque sanctuary dedicated to the Archangel Michael.
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ChristianitySt Patrick's Cathedral
, New Zealand
The Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand, dedicated to Saint Patrick of Ireland and serving the principal Catholic community of the country's largest city.
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ChristianitySt. Stephan's Cathedral, Passau
, Germany
The Baroque cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Passau in southeastern Germany, completed in 1688, dedicated to Saint Stephen the Protomartyr and renowned for its monumental cathedral organ.
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HinduismSugandha Shaktipeeth
, Bangladesh
A revered Hindu Shakta pitha in Shikarpur village near Barisal, Bangladesh, where the nose of Devi Sati is held to have fallen, manifested in the form of the goddess Sunanda.
temple
IslamSüleymaniye Mosque
, Turkey
The great imperial mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent on Istanbul's Third Hill, designed by Mimar Sinan and counted among the masterpieces of Ottoman architecture.
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