The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Didyma Sanctuary and Temple of Apollo

Hisar, Didim, Aydın, Türkiye

One of the ancient Greek world’s most famous oracle sanctuaries, dedicated to Apollo and linked to Miletus by a Sacred Way.

Apollo

Temple of Aphrodite at Aphrodisias

Geyre, Karacasu, Aydın, Türkiye

The principal sanctuary of Aphrodisias, dedicated to a distinctive local form of Aphrodite with wide regional influence.

Aphrodite of Aphrodisias