Holy Sites 701–750

Kuwait's cultural icon and symbol of national resilience, with Islamic-inspired design elements.

Home to one of Myanmar's most venerated Buddha images, thickly encrusted with gold leaf.

Mongolia's oldest surviving Buddhist monastery, built on the ruins of Genghis Khan's ancient capital.

Brunei's largest mosque, built to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the current Sultan.

Chile's principal Catholic church facing the Plaza de Armas in the heart of Santiago.

An elaborate cemetery of mausoleums in Buenos Aires, the resting place of Argentina's most celebrated figures.

UNESCO-listed limestone islands with ancient burial caves and sacred sites.

The principal Catholic church of Uruguay, facing the historic Plaza Constitución.

One of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in Algeria, built by the Almoravid dynasty in 1136.

The most majestic dzong in Bhutan, at the confluence of two rivers.

Atmospheric ruins of a medieval monastery in Liechtenstein's northern lowlands.

The principal cathedral of São Tomé, a former Portuguese colonial church.

Cairo's most visible mosque, dominating the Citadel with its Ottoman-style domes and minarets.

The largest Catholic church in South Africa, a sanctuary during the anti-apartheid struggle.

A striking modernist church in Tromsø whose triangular form evokes Arctic ice and Northern Lights.

A mosque within the royal palace complex in old Muscat, flanked by Portuguese-era forts.

A stunning Gothic Revival basilica spanning a gorge in southern Colombia, built around a miraculous rock image of the Virgin.

West Africa's largest mosque, a gift from Saudi Arabia to Guinea.

Bolivia's principal Marian shrine on the shores of Lake Titicaca, venerating a miraculous Virgin statue.

The largest church in the world, modeled on St. Peter's Basilica, in Ivory Coast's capital.

The world's largest church by area, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica.

The chapel dedicated to Monaco's patron saint, where a symbolic boat is burned each January 26th.

The holy city of the Tijaniyya Sufi brotherhood in Senegal and site of the annual Gamou festival.

One of the largest mosques in Central Asia, featuring controversial inscriptions from the Ruhnama.

The colonial-era cathedral of Honduras's former capital, housing one of the oldest clocks in the Americas.

Cuba's national shrine, dedicated to the patroness of Cuba whose image was found floating at sea.

A surviving medieval city gate in Vilnius housing a miracle-working icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The sacred mountain fortress of King Moshoeshoe I, founder of Lesotho.

A Crusader-era fortress on the Mediterranean with an integrated mosque, in ancient Sidon.

The most sacred Zoroastrian mountain shrine in Iran, set in a cliff face in the desert.

The sacred resting place of Venezuela's national heroes, originally a church now serving as a shrine to independence.

A striking Romanesque-style Catholic cathedral in Eritrea's UNESCO-listed capital.

A historic synagogue in Paramaribo standing next to a mosque, symbolizing Suriname's religious harmony.

Venezuela's national shrine dedicated to the country's patron saint, built at the site of a Marian apparition.

A prominent mosque in Paramaribo standing beside a synagogue, an iconic image of Surinamese tolerance.

Slovakia's national pilgrimage site dedicated to the patroness of the country.

Malaysia's national mosque in Kuala Lumpur, symbolizing the country's Islamic identity.

A dramatic cliff-face monastery and the most visited pilgrimage site in Montenegro.

A stunning royal mausoleum in Rabat housing the tombs of modern Morocco's founding kings.

A former slave trading fort and site of spiritual pilgrimage and remembrance.

A stunning church on an artificial island in the Bay of Kotor, built by sailors fulfilling a sacred vow.

Nigeria's national mosque in the capital, one of the largest in West Africa.

The oldest mosque in South Africa, built in 1794 in the Bo-Kaap neighborhood of Cape Town.

An 18th-century Zand dynasty mosque in Shiraz with 48 carved pillars and exquisite tilework.

A 65-meter UNESCO-listed minaret in a remote Afghan valley, from the Ghurid dynasty.

Mysterious ancient city of stone temples built on artificial islands off Pohnpei, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The spiritual seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, housing sacred relics.

A Tang-dynasty-style Buddhist temple in Chinatown, said to house a tooth relic of the Buddha.

A 12th-century Ayyubid castle with integrated mosque, built to defend against Crusader incursions.

The historic citadel and palace of the Sultan of Anjouan.