holy site
Place of worship
A holy site is a place considered sacred by a religious tradition—where significant events occurred, where the divine is believed to be especially present, or where pilgrims gather for worship.
Jerusalem contains holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Conflicts over access to holy sites have sparked wars.
Millions visit Mecca, Islam's holiest site, each year.
- shrineSacred devotional place
- templeSacred worship structure
- sacred spaceArea reserved for worship
- chapelSmall worship room
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
Mecca · Stonehenge · ancient ruins · Vatican City · pilgrimage · church · Kaaba · Uluru · Mount Sinai · sanctuary · monastery · basilica · Delphi · Angkor Wat · Fatima · patron saint · mosque · sacred
- Hindu pilgrimageyatra, Varanasi, Kashi, darshan, parikrama
- shrine pilgrimageshrine visit, mausoleum, visitation, pilgrim, pilgrims
- sacredsacred, sanctity, sacredness, holiness, divine
- siteswebsite, campsite, crime scene, homesite, gravesite
- ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism
- sacred sitesBuddhist temples, Jerusalem, consecrated ground, Hindu temples, sacred rivers
religious vs. secular designation
holy sitecommercial property
Buildings for business use
common ground · industrial zone · business district · government facility · shopping center