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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Granada Mosque

Albaicín, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Islam

Granada’s principal contemporary mosque, inaugurated in 2003 in the Albaicín opposite the Alhambra.

Granada Cathedral

Granada, Andalusia, Spain Christianity

A major Renaissance cathedral created after the Christian conquest of Granada, notable for the work of Diego de Siloé.

Incarnation of Christ

Royal Chapel of Granada

Granada, Andalusia, Spain Christianity

The royal funerary chapel beside Granada Cathedral, built for the Catholic Monarchs and containing their tombs.

St. John the Baptist|St. John the Evangelist