sacred places
Grounds of reverence
Sacred places are locations believed to hold spiritual significance or divine presence.
They include temples, churches, mosques, shrines, and natural sites like mountains or springs considered holy.
People visit sacred places for worship, pilgrimage, or connection with the transcendent: Jerusalem is a sacred place for three major religions.
The designation often reflects historical events, religious traditions, or reported miracles.
- Angkor WatMassive Khmer temple complex
- gurdwaraSikh house of worship
- Machu PicchuIncan sanctuary in Peru
- Chichen ItzaPre-Columbian archaeological site
- DelphiGreek prophetic sanctuary
Petra · Olympus · Uluru · high altar · holy of holies · mosque · Stonehenge · power spot · Varanasi · pilgrimage route · burning bush · Avalon · Mecca · Shangri-La · Lourdes · Jerusalem · Ganges · church
- cultural geographyethnic groups, borders, territories, nationalism, migration
- indigenous traditionselder council, powwows, totem poles, healing rituals, sweat lodges
- Native Folklorecreation myth, creation story, thunderbird, windigo, spirit animal
- Medieval LevantDamascus, Saladin, Mamluks, Holy Land, Levant
- religious mapspilgrimage routes
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
sacred placescommon ground
Points of agreement
commercial zones · public squares · industrial sites · shopping malls · parking lots
sacred placescursed ground
Land under supernatural blight
haunted places · haunted grounds · abominations · dens of iniquity