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.

Tay Thien National Mother Temple

Tam Đảo / Tây Thiên, Phú Thọ, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion

A revered mountain shrine to the National Mother in the Tây Thiên pilgrimage landscape.

Quốc Mẫu Tây Thiên / Lăng Thị Tiêu

Truc Lam Tay Thien Monastery

Tam Đảo / Tây Thiên, Phú Thọ, Vietnam Buddhism

A large Trúc Lâm Zen monastery and pilgrimage destination in the Tây Thiên mountains.

Hung Kings Temple Complex

Nghĩa Lĩnh Mountain, Việt Trì, Phú Thọ, Vietnam Vietnamese folk religion

Vietnam’s national ancestral pilgrimage centre honouring the legendary Hùng kings.

Hùng kings