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Sacred
Sites
Athens
Notice the Acropolis, the center of the Athenian World
and it proximity to modern Athens.
Parthenon
was the temple to
Athena, the god that
protected Athens. It was
built on the highest place
a temple complex could
be built. Construction
began in 447 BC and it
was completed by 438
BC, while decorations
were added until at least
432 BC.
It has been used as a temple, church and
mosque. In 1648 it was the driest large
building in Athens and the Turks used it as a
powder magazine. The Venetians, who were
warring with the Turks, exploded the
building.
Pantheon
Home of the Roman Gods
It now house the body of Victor Emmanuel,
the first ruler of Italy.
Jerusalem
Panoramic view of the walled city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.
Jerusalem is the site that God sent Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. It is a
major center of the three great Monotheistic Religions: Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam.
In the 10th century BC, after King David captured the city of Jerusalem
and made it the capital of the Israelites, he chose this high place as the
site of a great temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. This has been
a major center of religion ever since.
The Western (Wailing) Wall
The lower part of the Western Wall dates to the time of Herod. Jewish people are
separated into gendered areas in accordance to Orthodox law.
Dome of the Rock
Sacred Sites of
Christianity
Church of the
Holy Sepulchre
This church in the Old City of Jerusalem that is the holiest
Christian site in the world. It stands on a site that
encompasses both Golgotha, or Calvary, where Jesus was
crucified, and the tomb (sepulchre) where he was buried.
Scala Sancta
The Holy Steps
These steps led to place Pontius
Pilate decided the fate of Jesus of
Nazareth, and are the only place we
actually know that Jesus walked.
The steps were moved to Rome from
Jeruselem.
Medieval legends claim that the Holy
Stairs were brought from Jerusalem
to Rome about 326 by St. Helena,
mother of Constantine the Great .
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/lourdes-history.htm
Lourdes: on February 11, 1858,
the Blessed Virgin Mary
appeared to a 14-year-old girl
named Bernadette Soubirous as
she searched for firewood in the
remote Grotto of Massabielle.
More visions followed, for a
total of 18, with the last
occurring on July 16, 1858.
There are many pilgrimages and
the waters of the spring are said
to be able to heal even the
incurable.
Fatima:
these three Portuguese children
(left) are said to have communicated with Mary.
The were ridiculed until the famous Sun Miracle
where; ” the sun seemed to spin in the sky,
change colors, or go completely dark for several
minutes, before appearing to plunge towards
the earth.”
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/portugal/fatima-shrine-of-our-lady-of-fatima
Chartres
Cathedral
-has housed the tunic of
the Blessed Virgin Mary,
the Sancta Camisia, since
876
-the original church burnt
in 1190 and was replaced
by this cathedral
Notre-Dame
The first first version was a "magnificent
church" built by Childebert I, the king of the
Franks at the time, in 528.
Construction on the current cathedral began
in 1163, during the reign of Louis VII, and
opinion differs as to whether Bishop Maurice
de Sully or Pope Alexander III laid the
foundation stone of the cathedral.
Medjugorje
is a village in the southern part of
Herzegovina in the present-day state of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The reported visions at Medjugorje
began on June 24, 1981. At about
6pm on that day, near the area now
called Apparition Hill, six Croatian
children saw a beautiful young
woman with a child in her arms. She
was silent, but gestured for them to
come closer. The children were afraid
and did not do so.
The following day, four of the same
children and two different ones
returned to the hill in hopes of seeing
the lady again. There was a sudden
flash of light, and the lady appeared
again, this time without the child. The
children kneeled and prayed the
rosary, and the lady prayed with them
except for the Hail Mary.
On the third day, the vision identified
herself as the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Though the apparitions
have not been
validated by the
Catholic Church and
therefore official
pilgrimages are not
allowed, the Shrine of
the Queen of Peace at
Medjugorje attracts
thousands of pilgrims
and tourists each year.
Vatican City
The Last
Judgment
on the wall
behind the altar
of the Sistine
Chapel.
Michelangelo's
friends are depicted
going up his
enemies going
down.
St. Peter
in Chains
This church holds
the chains the
Romans had on St.
Peter before he was
crucified upside
down and the
famous Moses with
horns.
Greek Orthodox Church
St. Andrews in Patria
This church has the head of Saint
Anthony, the Patron Saint of lost items
(among other things).
How is it different from Western
Churches?
The idea of portraying the Saints as
icons of the Saints were appropriated
by the Communists in the Soviet Union
and China, a link that shows how
religion has an impact even in an
atheist setting.
Islam
Al Masjib-Al Haram
This mosque in Mecca holds more than 820,000
worshippers and contains the holiest site in Islam.
The Kabba
The Kabba is roughly the shape of a cube (Kabba
comes from the Arabic word meaning "cube") and
is made of granite from the hills near Mecca. It
stands 15 meters (49 feet) high, with sides
measuring 10.5 m (34') by 12 m (39'). It is covered
by a black silk cloth decorated with goldembroidered calligraphy. This cloth is known as
the kiswah and is replaced yearly.
Medina
The Prophet’s
Mosque
Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai
Mesoamerica
and
Peru
Maya
Counter-clockwise
from top left: Tikal,
Uxmal, Chichen
Itza(2), Kabah,
Palenque
Peru
Machu
Picchu
Nazca Lines
Ball
Courts
Counter-clockwise:
Chichen Itza, Uxmal,
Monte Alban
Central
Mexico
Teotihuacan,
Monte Alban, and
Cholula
Sikh
Golden Temple of Amistar
Hindu
Walkeshwar Temple:
Destroyed by Portuguese, has been was rebuilt
by Mumbai businessman and philanthropist,
Rama Kamath in 1715
Shiva (Elephanta Caves)
Four Holiest Sites of Hinduism
Badrinath
Puri
Rameswaram
Dwarka
Jagatmandir temple, Dwarka, India
Konark in Puri.
Rameswaram
Varanasi
is the site of the holy shrine of a form of Lord
Shiva. Varanasi is considered the most sacred
place for all Hindus, irrespective of
denomination.
Hindus have long believed that bathing in the
Ganges or dying in the holy city of Varanasi
circumvents reincarnation and hence provides
a permanent place in the Swarg (Heaven).
Akshardham Temple in Delhi.
Meenakshi Temple
in Tamil Nadu
Angkor Wat
Cambodia, built for the king
Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state
temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at
the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant
religious centre since its foundation—first Hindu,
dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist.
Buddhist
Lumbinī (लम्ु बिनी, "the lovely") is a Buddhist
pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of
Nepal, near the Indian border. It is the place
where Queen Mayadevi is said to have given
birth to Siddhartha Gautama.
Mahabodhi Temple,
Bodhgaya
Wat Phra Kaew
("Temple of the Holy
Jewel Image"), also
spelled Wat Phra Kaeo
and commonly known as
the Temple of the
Emerald Buddha, is
located on the ground of
the Royal Palace in
Bangkok. It is the most
revered Buddhist shrine
in Thailand.
Central to the temple is
the Emerald Buddha, a
dark green statue
standing about 2 feet
tall. No one is allowed
near the statue except
the Thai king, who
conducts rituals at the
temple throughout the
year.
Ayutthaya was the capital
city of the Thai kingdom of
Ayutthaya and one of the
world's largest and most
sophisticated cities until it
was sacked by the Burmese
in 1756.
Wat Chedi Luang (Temple
of the Big Stupa) is an impressive
ruined temple in the center of
Chiang Mai, northern Thailand,
dating from the 14th and 15th
centuries.
Wat Benchamabophit
(the Marble Temple)
is named for the
gleaming white
Carrara marble (from
Italy) of which it is
constructed. The most
modern and one of
the most beautiful of
Bangkok's royal wats,
Wat Benchamabophit
is also notable for its
use of European
designs.
Potala
Palace
The (Tibetan: Po-trang Po-ta-la; Chinese:
Bùdála Gong) in Lhasa was the primary
residence of the Dalai Lama until 1959, when
the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala after a
failed uprising.