Great Mosque of Rome
Parioli, Rome, Lazio, Italy Islam
A major mosque and the seat of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Italy.
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.
Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque and Tomb
Hacı Bayram, Ankara, Altındağ, Türkiye Islam
An Ankara pilgrimage mosque adjoining the tomb of Sufi teacher Hacı Bayram Veli.
Şeyh Şaban-ı Veli Complex
Kastamonu, Merkez, Türkiye Islam
A major Kastamonu Sufi pilgrimage complex associated with Şeyh Şaban-ı Veli and the Şabaniyye branch of the Halveti order.
Balıklıgöl Sacred Complex
Şanlıurfa, Eyyübiye, Türkiye Islam
A major Şanlıurfa sacred landscape centered on pools and monuments associated in local tradition with the Prophet Abraham.
Hacı Bektaş Veli Complex
Zir, Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir, Türkiye Islam
The principal memorial and pilgrimage complex associated with Hacı Bektaş Veli and Bektashi tradition.
Bursa Grand Mosque
Nalbantoğlu, Bursa, Osmangazi, Türkiye Islam
A foundational monument of early Ottoman mosque architecture in the former Ottoman capital of Bursa.
Diyarbakır Grand Mosque
Cami Kebir, Diyarbakır, Sur, Türkiye Islam
A major historic mosque in Diyarbakır, formed from an earlier church site and repeatedly rebuilt by later dynasties.
Mevlana Museum and Tomb
Aziziye, Konya, Karatay, Türkiye Islam
The Konya mausoleum and historic Mevlevi lodge centered on the tomb of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Divriği, Sivas, Türkiye Islam
A uniquely decorated thirteenth-century mosque and hospital complex in eastern central Anatolia.
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.
Eyüp Sultan Mosque and Tomb
Eyüp Merkez, İstanbul, Eyüpsultan, Türkiye Islam
A major Istanbul pilgrimage mosque centered on the tomb traditionally identified with Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.