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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Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71

Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico Judaism

Mexico City's historic Nidje Israel synagogue, a landmark of Ashkenazi Jewish migration, worship and community life.

Templo Mayor Archaeological Zone

Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

The principal temple precinct of Mexica Tenochtitlan, dedicated chiefly to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc.

Huitzilopochtli

Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City

Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico Christianity

Mexico's principal metropolitan cathedral and one of the defining monuments of the capital's historic center.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary