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.

Islamic Cultural Centre of Madrid

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Islam

A major contemporary mosque and Islamic cultural centre in Madrid, widely known as the M-30 or Omar Mosque.

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Christianity

Philip II’s vast royal monastery and basilica complex, a major monument of Spanish Renaissance architecture and royal Catholic memory.

St. Lawrence