Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Porcupine Hills, Alberta, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape interpreting long Blackfoot and Plains Indigenous bison-hunting traditions.
The World’s Sacred Places
Sacred Places
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Sacred Places
Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Milk River valley, Alberta, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of Blackfoot spiritual significance with extensive historic rock art.
SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay (Nan Sdins)
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada Indigenous spirituality
UNESCO-listed Haida ancestral village landscape celebrated for its memorial and mortuary poles.
Archaeological Site of Philippi
Philippi, Kavala, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece Christianity
The Archaeological Site of Philippi in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace preserves an ancient city that became a major landmark in the history…
Mount Athos
Mount Athos, Greece Christianity
Mount Athos is an autonomous monastic peninsula in northern Greece and one of the most important living centres of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Bassae, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae stands in the mountains of the western Peloponnese, in a remote sanctuary associated with the…
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Archaeological Site of Delphi lies on the slopes of Mount Parnassus in Phocis, Central Greece, where the Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Apollo…
Archaeological Site of Olympia
Ancient Olympia, Elis, Western Greece, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Archaeological Site of Olympia in Elis, Western Greece, preserves the great Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Zeus and the setting of the ancient…
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Epidaurus, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus in Argolis is one of the most important surviving centres of ancient Greek healing religion.
Delos
Delos, Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
Delos is a small Cycladic island in the central Aegean whose religious importance far exceeded its size.
Acropolis of Athens
Athens, Attica, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Acropolis of Athens is the monumental sacred citadel that rises above the historic centre of Athens in Attica.
Durham Cathedral
Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom Christianity
UNESCO-listed cathedral and enduring pilgrimage destination centred on the shrine of St Cuthbert.