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.

Göreme Rock Churches

Göreme, Merkez, Nevşehir, Türkiye Christianity

An exceptional Cappadocian landscape of rock-cut churches, chapels and monastic spaces with major Byzantine fresco cycles.

Hacı Bektaş Veli Complex

Zir, Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir, Türkiye Islam

The principal memorial and pilgrimage complex associated with Hacı Bektaş Veli and Bektashi tradition.

Hacı Bektaş Veli