Holy Sites 351–400

Switzerland's principal pilgrimage site, a Benedictine abbey venerating the Black Madonna of Einsiedeln.

The principal mosque of Sarajevo and one of the finest Ottoman structures in the Balkans.

The largest mud-brick structure in the world and a masterpiece of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.

A UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award-winning Taoist temple in Taipei, dedicated to the god of medicine.

The largest Gothic cathedral in the Benelux, housing four masterpiece paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.

Prague Castle's magnificent Gothic cathedral, coronation church of Bohemian kings.

A Rococo masterpiece in a Bavarian alpine meadow, built after a statue of Christ miraculously wept.

Gothic basilica on Kraków's main square, famed for its Veit Stoss altarpiece and hourly trumpet call.

A dramatic Maya fortress perched on cliffs above the turquoise Caribbean Sea.

Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral, burial place of Danish monarchs for over 600 years.

A grand colonial cathedral built on the foundations of an Inca palace in the heart of Cusco.

The island where St. John wrote the Book of Revelation, crowned by a fortified monastery.

A UNESCO-listed Portuguese fort in Mombasa with chapels, mosques, and spiritual significance.

The chief temple of the Jogye Order, Korea's largest Buddhist denomination, in the heart of Seoul.

A small chapel near Kutná Hora decorated with the bones of an estimated 40,000 people.

An ancient pagoda at the heart of Yangon that has served as a landmark for over 2,000 years.

A historic temple where the Buddha is believed to have preached on his third visit to Sri Lanka.

Where Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses, launching the Protestant Reformation.

A UNESCO medieval monastery that was Georgia's premier center of learning and culture.

The tallest pagoda in Myanmar, enshrining two sacred hair relics and a tooth of the Buddha.

The most important of Marrakech's Seven Saints shrines, patron saint of the blind.

A reconstructed 13th-century mosque on the Caspian shore, one of the spiritual symbols of Baku.

A major Sufi pilgrimage site honoring a 13th-century Islamic saint in the Bale region.

A hilltop temple to the wish-fulfilling goddess, accessible by cable car over a dramatic gorge.

An ancient church containing rock niches where St Marinus and St Leo are said to have slept.

A UNESCO-listed desert oasis town known as the 'Pearl of the Sahara.'

The marble steps believed to have been climbed by Jesus at Pontius Pilate's palace, ascended on the knees by pilgrims.

The sacred mountain where pilgrims gather for the most important day of Hajj.

Tunis's great mosque and one of Islam's oldest universities, founded in 737 CE.

America's most famous Catholic cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece on Fifth Avenue.

One of the holiest Muslim shrines, built at the tomb of Prophet Muhammad's foster mother near Larnaca.

A major Islamic shrine on the shores of Larnaca Salt Lake, sacred as the burial place of Prophet Muhammad's foster mother.

The oldest mosque in the Maldives, built of coral stone in 1658 with exquisite lacquer work.

Philip II's vast royal monastery and mausoleum, the spiritual heart of the Spanish Empire.

A major Shia shrine near Damascus, believed to house the tomb of Zaynab bint Ali.

Three sacred volcanic peaks gifted to the nation by a Māori chief to protect their spiritual significance.

A 400-year-old pagoda on the Perfume River, the tallest religious building in Vietnam.

Amsterdam's oldest building and parish church, a Gothic landmark in the heart of the Red Light District.

Nineteen stunning terraced gardens cascading down Mount Carmel, shrine of the Báb.

A 16th-century cathedral in the heart of Cartagena's UNESCO-listed walled city.

One of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world, housing the relics of St. Anthony of Padua.

Costa Rica's most important pilgrimage site, housing a tiny miraculous statue called La Negrita.

A Byzantine ghost city in the Peloponnese with stunning churches and frescoes.

The most important pre-Columbian ruins in El Salvador, featuring a stepped pyramid used for ceremonial purposes.

A major Shia shrine in Samarra housing the tombs of the tenth and eleventh Imams.

The headquarters of one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the world, with a 36-meter seated Buddha.

Oscar Niemeyer's hyperboloid masterpiece — a modernist cathedral of light and space.

Salvador's most important church, where Catholic and Candomblé traditions merge.

The most opulent church in Brazil, with every surface covered in gold leaf.

A Jesuit church in Quito covered in seven tons of gold leaf, considered the most ornate church in the Americas.