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.

Mariendom Linz

Innenstadt, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria Christianity

The cathedral of Linz, begun in 1862 and solemnly consecrated in 1924 after a 62-year Gothic Revival building campaign.

Virgin Mary

Pöstlingberg Basilica

Pöstlingberg, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria Christianity

A Baroque pilgrimage basilica above Linz dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary and centred on a venerated Pietà.

Virgin Mary