This presentation features the world's famous religious sites with its description.

1. Religious Sites Around the World
Prepared by: Vanessa Magallon

2. Address: Maharashtra
431117, India
UNESCO World Heritage
Site inscription: 1983
• This series of caves have
religious carvings and
paintings that date from
the second century
B.C.E.
• They were used by
Buddhist monks as
prayer halls and
monasteries for about
nine centuries, and then
abruptly abandoned.

3. It preserves some of the best
masterpieces of Buddhist art
in India.

4. Baha’i temple Haifa, Israel
• Completed in 2001
• It is the second
holiest shrine of the
Baha'i Faith.
• In July 2008, they
were included in the
UNESCO World
Heritage List.

5. The essence of the Baha’i religion is in finding pure love,
orderliness and harmony. The garden is a place of pilgrimage
for followers of Baha’i teachings. Terraces and flower
compositions, alleys and lawns, everything of is made in the
Persian style, and represents the most important life stages of
Baha’u’llah, the founder and prophet of the Baha’i Faith.

6. Borobudur, Indonesia
Address: Indonesia
Construction started:
750 AD
Height: 35 m
Province: Central Java
Architectural style:
Architecture of India
Architect: Gunadharma

7. "Borobudur Temple" is locally known as Candi
Borobudur and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in 1991.

8. Cathedral of San Geovanni, Turin, Italy
Address: Via XX
Settembre, 87, 10122
Torino, Italy
Construction started:
1491
Province: Province of
Turin
Architectural styles:
Renaissance
architecture, Baroque
architecture

9. Home of the
Holy Shroud,
said to be the
cloth in which
Jesus was
wrapped after
crucifixion.
Dedicated to Saint
John the Baptist
(Italian: San
Giovanni Battista),
it is the seat of the
Archbishops of
Turin.

10. Chartres Cathedral, France
Address: 16 Cloître
Notre Dame, 28000
Chartres, France
Construction started:
1193
Height: 113 m
Architectural styles:
French Gothic
architecture, Gothic
architecture
Function: Cathedral,
Place of worship

11. Chartres Cathedral has housed
the tunic of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, the Sancta Camisia, since
876. The relic was said to have
been given to the cathedral by
Charlemagne, who received it as a
gift during a trip to Jerusalem.
Because of this relic, Chartres has
been very important.

12. Dome of the Rock, Israel
Address: Jerusalem
Opened: 691 AD
Height: 35 m
Owner: Ministry of
Awqaf Islamic Affairs and
Holy Places
Function: Shrine
Architects: Raja ibn
Haywah, Yazid Ibn Salam
Architectural styles:
Islamic architecture,
Byzantine architecture,
Umayyad architecture

13. The Dome of the Rock is built on the place where,
according to Muslim’s belief, Muḥammad ascended to
heaven and according to Jews, Abraham offered Isaac
as a sacrifice. The building is built over a sacred stone
and the Dome is octagonal in shape.

14. The Hajj, Saudi Arabia
An annual Islamic
pilgrimage to Mecca, and
a mandatory religious
duty for Muslims that
must be carried out at
least once in their
lifetime by all adult
Muslims who are
physically and financially
capable of undertaking
the journey, and can
support their family
during their absence.

15. - The Hajj is a
demonstration of the
solidarity of the Muslim
people, and their
submission to God (Allah).
-The word Hajj means "to
intend a journey", which
connotes both the outward
act of a journey and the
inward act of intentions.

16. St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow
Address: Red Square,
Moscow, Russia, 109012
Height: 48 m
Founder: Ivan the Terrible
Architects: Postnik Yakovlev,
Ivan Barma
Burials: Basil Fool for Christ,
Alexei Komech, Peter
Petreius
Function: Place of worship,
Church
Architectural styles: Russian
architecture, Byzantine
architecture

17. -It contains much symbolism
and is said to have represented
the Jerusalem temple, although
the center of Saint Basil’s
Cathedral is now a museum and
is open to public.
-The cathedral was thus officially
named Cathedral of the
Intercession of the Virgin by the
Moat
Saint Basil’s
Cathedral is a group
of nine churches or
chapels, which sit on
one foundation, and
were built from 1555
to 1561.

18. Church of the Sepulcher, Jerusalem, Israel
Address: Jerusalem
Construction started:
326 AD
Founder: Constantine
the Great
Burials: Godfrey of
Bouillon, Baldwin IV of
Jerusalem, more
Architect: Helena
Architectural styles:
Baroque, Romanesque
architecture, Baroque
architecture

19. – Built on the site of the burial and resurrection of Jesus, this
church is one of the most holy in Christendom.
-The Church of the Holy Sepulchre also called the Church of the
Resurrection or Church of the Anastasis is a church within the
Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

20. Church of Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel
Address: Bethlehem
Opened: 333 AD
Architectural type:
Byzantine Empire
UNESCO World Heritage
Site inscription: 2012
Architectural styles:
Gothic Revival
architecture,
Romanesque
architecture
Architect: Helena

21. The original church
was built in 325 on
the site of Jesus’
birth. The church
was rebuilt in the
sixth century and
was later repaired in
the twelfth century
by the crusaders.
The fortress-like
stone church is one
of the oldest in the
world still in
continuous use.

22. Jokhang temple, Lhasa, China
This is the holliest of Tibetan Buddhist temple attracting crowds of
prostrating Tibetan pilgrims and curious foreign tourists every year. It
hosts the annual Great Prayer Festival, as well as all ceremonies of
initiation for the Dalai Lama and Panchen Llamas.

23. -It was constructed by Tibetan
King Songtsan Gambo in the 7th
century to house the sacred
image of the Buddha-Jowo
Rinpoche, which was the dowry
of Chinese princess Wencheng;
the second wife of Songtsan
Gambo married 641.

24. Juma Mosquee, Durban, South Africa
Opened: 1930
Capacity: 6,000
Province: KwaZulu-
Natal
Number of minarets:
8
Architectural type:
Mosque

25. The largest mosque in the
Southern Hemisphere.
-Also known as the Grey
Street Mosque, it
represents a spiritual
center for Durban's
Muslims. It was built
1880s and completed
1930s.

26. Masada, Israel
Event: Siege of Masada
Builder: Alexander
Jannaeus
Region: Judea
Founded: 1st century
BC
Archaeologist: Yigael
Yadin
Management: Israel
Nature and Parks
Authority

27. Atop a 1,300 – foot (400 – meter) mesa – shaped rock are the
remains of a centuries old – fortress. It was here in 73 C.E that
900 Jews withstood 10,000 Roman soldiers for seven months.
When defeat was imminent, the Jews committed suicide.
Masada is now a site of Jewish pilgrimage.

28. Medina, Saudi Arabia
-Because Medina is a sacred area, only Muslims are
permitted to enter. The airport, however, lies just outside
the sacred limits, and a good view of the city can be
obtained by foreigners from aircraft landing there.

29. Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah
Height: 68 m
Opened: April 6, 1893
Architectural style:
Gothic architecture
Architect: Truman O.
Angell

30. Headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints.
-The temple was begun in 1853. It was finished in
1893. It took 40 years.

31. Bagan, Myanmar
Dating from 849 C.E, this area contains thousands of
Buddhist shrines, pagoda, and monasteries.
-Bagan, formerly known as 'Pagan' was the capital of
the present day Myanmar in the 9th to 13th.
-Bagan is fondly known as the 'sea of temples'.

32. Passion Play,Oberammergau,Germany
The first Passion play was performed in this tiny village in1634
because of a vow made to God during the plague of 1633. The
vow has been kept and the play is performed every 10 years,
reenacting the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

33. Sacré Coeur, Paris, France
Height: 83 m
Opened: 1914
Architects: Paul Abadie,
Lucien Magne, Honoré
Daumet, Charles Laisné,
Henri-Pierre-Marie
Rauline, Jean-Louis
Hulot
Architectural styles:
Ancient Roman
architecture, Byzantine
architecture

34. - After France's 1870 defeat by the Prussians in the Franco-
Prussian War and its aftermath, the Commune of 1871, the
basilica was planned as a guilt offering and a vote of confidence
to cure France's misfortunes.
-Means ‘Sacred-Heart’ in English and is a reference to the heart of
Jesus, which is the representation of his divine love for humanity.

35. St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai , Egypt
The cathedral was built in the sixth century on the site of the Burning
Bush. It contains a huge library with early Christian manuscripts and
relics.
-The monastery's actual name is the Monastery of the Transfiguration,
but it later became associated with St. Catherine of Alexandria, a 3rd-
century martyr whose head and hand were brought here for safe
keeping in the 10th century.

36. St.Patrick’s Cathedral, New York
Height: 103 m
Opened: 1878
Architectural styles:
Gothic Revival
architecture, English
Gothic architecture
Architect: James
Renwick Jr.

37. -The Cathedral was
named after St.
Patrick, the patron
saint of Ireland, in
response to the
increasing numbers
of Irish immigrants
in the city
Built in 1858, it is the largest
Roman Catholic church in the
United States. The marble
structure is cruciform in shape
and has 12 side chapels. Of
particular note are the many
stained glass windows and the
19-bell chimes.

38. Todai-ji Temple, Nara, Japan
This temple contains the largest bronze Buddha in the world.
- Todaiji represented the culmination of imperial
Buddhist architecture.
- The best-known relic at Todaiji Temple is its Daibutsu,
a colossal statue that, with 15 meters (49 feet) in height, is
the world's largest gilded bronze Buddha. It is housed in an
all-wood building, the Daibutsu-den, 48 meters (157 feet) in
height, the largest wooden building in the world.

39. Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, India
The most holy city to those who follow the Hindu faith. The temple
offers several sites to ritually bathe in the Ganges River, sprinkle
ashes of the deceased, or pass on to the next life.
-It is believed that when the earth was created the first ray of light fell
on Kashi. There are legends that believe that Shiva had actually
stayed here for some time.

40. Western Wall or Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel
Once part of King Solomon’s Temple, the wall is one of the most holy sites
in Jerusalem.
-It has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries, the
earliest source mentioning Jewish attachment to the site dating from the 4th
century.

41. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico
City
also called The Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe’s role in
Mexican history is not limited to religious matters; she has played an
important role in Mexican nationalism and identity. The image of the
Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on the rebels’ banners, and the rebels’
battle cry was “Long Live Our Lady of Guadalupe.” Devotees believe that
the Virgin of Guadalupe can cure almost any sickness.

42. Shwedagon, Pagoda, Myanmar
is believed to enshrine
eight hairs of the
Gautama Buddha as well
as relics of three former
buddhas. The
Shwedagon Pagoda is
believed to be 2,500
years old according to
legend but archeologist
believe that the shrine is
1,400 years old.

43. Lotus Temple, India
also known as the Bahai
house. It is in line with
the teachings of the
Bahai faith believing in
the Oneness of God, the
Oneness of Religions,
and the Oneness of
Mankind. As such,
people of all religions
and races are welcome
in the temple as it is a
place to worship the
creator of the universe
and not one particular
deity.

45. Saint – Michel d’Aguilhe Chapel, France
Also called Saint Michael
of the Needle. The
chapel is reached by 268
stone steps that wind
their way up the side of
the rock. The Chapel was
built by the bishop of Puy
to celebrate the return of
St. Michael who was on
pilgrimage to Saint
Jacques de Compostela.

46. Hagia Sophia, Turkey
Sophia means Wisdom in Greek Language. When we translate the full
name of Hagia Sophia to English it is Shrine of The Holy Wisdom of God.
-Hagia Sophia was dedicated to Logos who was the second person in the
Holy Trinity, in December 25th. And it has been standing for over 1400
years.
-Hagia Sophia is the only building in the world that served to three religions
in order; Pagan, Christian Orthodox and Sunni Islam.

48. Blue Mosque, Istanbul
It is also called the Sultan Ahmet cami, (cami is Turkish for
mosque) due to its location in the Sultan Ahmet district, that
holds all sites belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
- It is open every day of the year but closed at prayer times
for 90 minutes. Muslims may still arrive at the mosque
outside of prayer time, so visitors are asked to be respectful,
and avoid flash photography.
-The architecture is a blend of Ottoman and Byzantine styles

50. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Notre Dame is located on the Paris Island called Ile de la
Cite, which concentrated the power attributes of France
between the 4th and the 14th century.
- It is almost 400 feet long, and about 140 feet wide.
The famous twin towers at the front are 200 feet high and
have 387 steps from the ground floor to the top.
- The cathedral actually belongs to the French
government, because of a law dating from 1905. The
government has given the Church permission to use the
building.

52. Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, Colombia
an underground Roman Catholic Church built within the
tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite
mountain. It is also a religious center and one of the most
famous Catholic sanctuaries of the country, which
commemorates Jesus Christ’s Stations of the Cross.

53. Lourdes, France
The most visited pilgrimage
shrine in the Christian world,
Lourdes is not an ancient site
but of more recent
development. Lourdes is the
site of a Marian apparition in
1858.
-The pilgrimage season at
Lourdes lasts from April
through October, with the
main day being August 15, the
Marian Feast of Assumption.
-Pilgrims visiting Lourdes for its
healing qualities bathe in pools
of water from Bernadette's
spring.