Sacred Places
4 places found
IndigenousAltar of Consus
, Italy
An ancient subterranean Roman altar dedicated jointly to the gods Consus, Mars, and the lares, set beneath the Circus Maximus in the heart of the early city of Rome.
sacred natural site
IndigenousKachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
, The Gambia
The Kachikally sacred crocodile pool in Bakau, The Gambia, is a longstanding indigenous shrine of the Mandinka tradition, where the crocodiles of the pool are honoured as the bearers of fertility blessings.
sacred natural site
IndigenousMeoto Iwa
, Japan
A pair of sacred sea rocks off the coast of Futami in Mie Prefecture, Japan, venerated in Shinto as the Married Couple Rocks and joined each year by a fresh shimenawa rope.
sacred natural site
IndigenousSecond Temple
, Kingdom of Judah
The sanctuary that succeeded Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, built around 516 BCE and later expanded by Herod the Great, central to Jewish worship until its destruction in 70 CE.
sacred natural site