Selimiye Mosque
Edirne, Merkez, Türkiye Islam
The Edirne masterpiece that Mimar Sinan regarded as his most important work.
The World’s Sacred Places
Sacred Places
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Sacred Places
Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Sultanahmet, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Islam
A sixth-century Byzantine imperial church later converted into an Ottoman mosque, museum, and again an active mosque in 2020.
Granada Mosque
Albaicín, Granada, Andalusia, Spain Islam
Granada’s principal contemporary mosque, inaugurated in 2003 in the Albaicín opposite the Alhambra.
Islamic Cultural Centre of Madrid
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Islam
A major contemporary mosque and Islamic cultural centre in Madrid, widely known as the M-30 or Omar Mosque.
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Islam
A rare surviving 10th-century mosque of Toledo, later converted to Christian use and expanded with a Mudéjar apse.
Almonaster la Real Mosque
Almonaster la Real, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain Islam
A rare rural mosque preserved in the Sierra de Aracena, later adapted to Christian use while retaining its Islamic prayer-hall character.
Grande Mosquée de Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France Islam
France’s best-known historic mosque, inaugurated in 1926 as a major national Islamic religious and cultural institution.
Juma Mosque of Derbent
Derbent, Republic of Dagestan, Russia Islam
The historic Friday Mosque of Derbent, part of the UNESCO-listed ancient city and one of Russia’s oldest Islamic monuments.
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
Bolgar, Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Islam
A UNESCO-listed sacred heritage landscape associated with the Volga Bulgars’ adoption of Islam in 922.
Kul Sharif Mosque
Kazan Kremlin, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Islam
A monumental mosque in the Kazan Kremlin and one of the most prominent Islamic landmarks in Russia.
Moscow Cathedral Mosque
Moscow, Russia Islam
Moscow’s principal cathedral mosque, with a history dating to 1904 and a major reconstruction completed in 2015.