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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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Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Beth Elisheva Synagogue

Sukhumvit Soi 22, Bangkok, Khlong Toei, Thailand Judaism

Bangkok’s oldest extant synagogue and a central house of worship for the Jewish Association of Thailand.

Sri Maha Mariamman Temple

Silom, Bangkok, Bang Rak, Thailand Hinduism

A major Tamil Hindu temple in Bangkok dedicated to Sri Maha Mariamman and known for its South Indian sacred architecture.

Sri Maha Mariamman (Uma)

Assumption Cathedral Bangkok

Bangkok, Bang Rak, Thailand Christianity

The principal Catholic cathedral of Bangkok and one of Thailand’s most important Christian sacred buildings.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Bang Luang Mosque

Kudi Chin, Bangkok, Thon Buri, Thailand Islam

A historic Bangkok mosque remarkable for its distinctly Thai architectural form within the Kudi Chin community.

Devasathan

Sao Ching Cha, Bangkok, Phra Nakhon, Thailand Hinduism

Bangkok’s historic Brahmin temple complex associated with Thailand’s royal court ritual tradition.

Hindu deities venerated by Thailand’s court Brahmin tradition

Erawan Shrine

Ratchaprasong, Bangkok, Pathum Wan, Thailand Hinduism

A major open-air Brahma shrine at Ratchaprasong, visited by Thai and international devotees seeking blessings.

Brahma (Phra Phrom)

Wat Suthat Thepwararam

Bangkok, Phra Nakhon, Thailand Buddhism

A major Bangkok royal temple housing the revered Phra Sri Sakyamuni image and standing beside the historic Giant Swing.

Phra Sri Sakyamuni

Wat Traimit

Yaowarat, Bangkok, Samphanthawong, Thailand Buddhism

A major Yaowarat temple housing the monumental solid-gold Buddha image known internationally as the Golden Buddha.

Golden Buddha (Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon)

Wat Benchamabophit

Bangkok, Dusit, Thailand Buddhism

Bangkok’s celebrated Marble Temple, a royal Buddhist monastery noted for its refined Thai design and marble construction.