Ahrida Synagogue
Balat, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Judaism
One of Istanbul’s oldest surviving synagogues, rooted in the Jewish community of historic Balat.
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.
Patriarchal Church of St. George
Fener, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Christianity
The principal church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and a major centre of Eastern Orthodox worship.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultanahmet, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Islam
The celebrated Blue Mosque, an early seventeenth-century Ottoman imperial mosque facing Hagia Sophia.
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Islam
Mimar Sinan’s monumental mosque complex for Sultan Süleyman I, a defining work of classical Ottoman architecture.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Sultanahmet, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Islam
A sixth-century Byzantine imperial church later converted into an Ottoman mosque, museum, and again an active mosque in 2020.