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.

Gran Stupa Bön

Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico, Mexico

A major Bön meditation and retreat stupa in the forested Valle de Bravo region.

Malinalco Archaeological Zone

Malinalco, State of Mexico, Mexico

An exceptional Mexica mountain sanctuary at Malinalco, famous for the monolithic Cuauhcalli ritual building.

Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan

State of Mexico, Mexico

A vast pre-Hispanic sacred city whose monumental ceremonial plan influenced much of Mesoamerica.

Sanctuary of the Lord of Chalma

Chalma, Malinalco, State of Mexico, Mexico Christianity

One of Mexico's best-known Catholic pilgrimage sanctuaries, centered on devotion to the crucified Christ known as the Lord of Chalma.

Lord of Chalma