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.

Great Synagogue of Edirne

Kaleiçi, Edirne, Merkez, Türkiye Judaism

A monumental synagogue built for Edirne’s Jewish community after the 1905 fire destroyed many older synagogues.

House of Rida Big

Edirne, Merkez, Türkiye Bahá’í Faith

A house in Edirne where Bahá’u’lláh lived during his Ottoman exile and which is now regarded by Bahá’ís as a holy place.

Bahá’u’lláh

Selimiye Mosque

Edirne, Merkez, Türkiye Islam

The Edirne masterpiece that Mimar Sinan regarded as his most important work.