Sacred Places
219 places found
ChristianityFulda Cathedral
, Germany
Fulda Cathedral, dedicated to Christ the Saviour, is the Baroque cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Fulda in Hesse, Germany, and the resting place of Saint Boniface, apostle to the Germans.
church
JudaismGalitska Synagogue
, Ukraine
The Halytska Synagogue in Kyiv, also known as Beit Yaakov Shul or the Galitska Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish house of prayer on Zhylianska Street in the Ukrainian capital, where the community follows the Ashkenazi rite.
synagogue
HinduismGokarneshwor Mahadev temple
, Nepal
Gokarneshwor Mahadev Temple, near the village of Gokarna in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, is a Hindu shrine sacred to Shiva, who is venerated here as the Lord of Gokarna.
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IslamGrande mosquée de Lyon
, France
The Grande Mosquee de Lyon, inaugurated in 1994, is among the largest mosques in France and serves as the principal gathering place for the Muslim community of Lyon and the wider Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region.
mosque
JudaismGrande synagogue de Lyon
, France
The Great Synagogue of Lyon, on the quai Tilsitt in the second arrondissement, is a historic Orthodox Jewish house of prayer built in the 1860s and the principal Ashkenazi congregation of the city.
synagogue
TaoismGrand Temple of Mount Heng
, People's Republic of China
The Grand Temple of Mount Heng (Nanyue Damiao) stands at the foot of Mount Heng in Hunan, China, the largest temple complex on this sacred southern mountain and a long-standing centre of Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian devotion.
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ChristianityGraz Cathedral
, Austria
Graz Cathedral, the Dom St Aegidius, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau in Styria, Austria, dedicated to Saint Giles, the city's patron saint.
church
HinduismGrishneshwar temple
, India
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga in Verul village of Maharashtra is one of the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva, the self-manifest abodes of light considered among the most sacred temples in Shaiva tradition.
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SikhismGurdwara Baba Atal
, India
Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai is a nine-storey gurdwara in Amritsar honouring Baba Atal Rai, the young son of Guru Hargobind, and standing a short walk south of Sri Harmandir Sahib.
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Gurdwara Bal Lila Maini Sangat
, India
Gurdwara Bal Lila Maini Sangat in Patna marks the household of King Fateh Chand Maini, where the child Guru Gobind Singh would visit and play with the Queen, who loved him as her own.
gurdwara
SikhismGurdwara Beri Sahib
, Pakistan
Gurdwara Beri Sahib in Sialkot, Pakistan, marks the place where Guru Nanak Sahib rested beneath a berry tree and met the Sufi saint Hamza Ghaus, a meeting remembered with reverence by Sikh tradition.
gurdwara
SikhismGurdwara Janam Asthan
, Pakistan
Gurdwara Janam Asthan, also called Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, marks the birthplace of Guru Nanak Sahib in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan, and is among the holiest places in Sikhism.
gurdwara