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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.

Christ Church Melaka

Dutch Square, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Christianity

Malaysia’s oldest Protestant church and one of Melaka’s most important living colonial-era sacred landmarks.

St Paul’s Church, Melaka

St Paul’s Hill, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Christianity

One of Malaysia’s oldest Christian sacred sites, a 1521 Portuguese chapel ruin with strong associations to St Francis Xavier.

Saint Paul

Melaka Straits Mosque

Pulau Melaka, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Islam

Iconic coastal mosque on Pulau Melaka and one of the state’s leading modern religious-tourism landmarks.

Tranquerah Mosque

Tengkera, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Islam

Historic Melaka mosque, formerly the state mosque, and a National Heritage site.

Kampung Hulu Mosque

Kampung Hulu, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Islam

One of Malaysia’s oldest surviving mosques and an important sacred heritage landmark in Melaka.

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

Jalan Tokong, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia

Malaysia’s oldest functioning traditional Chinese temple and one of Melaka’s most important living religious heritage sites.

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