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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Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Selçuk, İzmir, Türkiye

The great sanctuary of Ephesian Artemis, one of antiquity’s most powerful pilgrimage centres and one of the Seven Wonders.

Ephesian Artemis

Basilica of St. John, Ephesus

Ayasuluk Hill, Selçuk, İzmir, Türkiye Christianity

The monumental Byzantine basilica on Ayasuluk Hill built over a tomb traditionally identified with St. John the Apostle.

St. John the Apostle

House of the Virgin Mary

Bülbül Dağı, Selçuk, İzmir, Türkiye Christianity

A major Christian pilgrimage shrine on Bülbül Mountain, traditionally identified as the final home of the Virgin Mary.

Virgin Mary