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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.

Tanjung Priok Gurdwara

Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, North Jakarta, Indonesia Sikhism

Historic Sikh shrine of the Tanjung Priok port area, founded by the Sikh community active around the harbour.

Guru Nanak

Jakarta Cathedral

Pasar Baru, Sawah Besar, Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Indonesia Christianity

Neo-Gothic Catholic cathedral opposite Istiqlal Mosque and a national landmark of Indonesian Christianity.

Our Lady of the Assumption

Istiqlal Mosque

Pasar Baru, Sawah Besar, Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Indonesia Islam

Indonesia’s national mosque beside Jakarta Cathedral, a major center of Islamic worship and interreligious encounter.

Vihara Dharma Bhakti

Glodok, Taman Sari, Jakarta, West Jakarta, Indonesia Chinese folk religion

Historic Chinatown temple at Petak Sembilan, Jakarta, long associated with devotion to Guanyin and Chinese religious festivals.

Guanyin (Kwan Im)