Amazing places of worship around the world

There are many religions in our world. And they all have their places of worship - temples, churches, mosques. It doesn't matter if you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist or a Hare Krishna - the places you will see here truly inspire and deify. All these beautiful buildings equally deserve the right to exist.

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2. This sacred place for Buddhists in the hills of the Paro Valley in Bhutan is also called the "tiger's nest".

3. The monastery was built in 1692, and it is located at an altitude of 3,121 m.

4. Hurva Synagogue, Jerusalem.

5. This synagogue is located in the Jewish quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

6. The synagogue was founded in the 17th century, but later destroyed, and it lay in ruins for more than 150 years. In 1864 it was recreated, and in 1948 it was destroyed again during the Arab-Israeli war. The new synagogue opened in March 2010.

7. Shri Shvaminarayan Madir, Atlanta, USA.

8. This is the sixth and largest traditional Hindu stone temple outside of India.

9. Its area is 2972 sq.m., and it is located on the territory of 12 hectares.

10. Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt

11. The construction of the temple of Karnak - a large complex of abandoned temples and chapels, among which there are other buildings - began during the reign of Pharaoh Senusret in 2000 BC.

12. This is the largest complex of ancient religious buildings in the world.

13. Meenakshi Temple, India.

14. This is a huge Indian temple, standing on the south bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, India.

15. The city of Madurai is 2500 years old. There are about 33,000 sculptures in the temple, and about 15,000 people visit it every day.

16. New Synagogue, Berlin, Germany.

17. A new synagogue was built in Berlin between 1859 and 1866. the architecture is inspired by Moorish designs and imagery.

18. This is one of the few synagogues that survived Kristallnacht, although it was badly damaged during World War II and had to be rebuilt.

19. Kul Sharif, Kazan, Russia.

20. The construction of the temple began in 1996 as a reconstruction of the legendary multi-minaret mosque of the capital of the Kazan Khanate, the center of religious education and the development of sciences in the Middle Volga region of the 16th century. The mosque was destroyed in October 1552 during the assault on Kazan by the troops of Ivan the Terrible. The mosque was named after the professor and religious imam Kul Sharif.

21. The building contains elements of the Volga Bulgaria, as well as details of the Renaissance and the Ottoman Empire. The mosque can accommodate 6,000 people.

22. San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

23. This church in Ravenna is considered one of the most important, created in the early Christian Byzantine style.

24. Construction began in 526 and ended in 547.

25. Bahai Temple, Sydney, Australia.

26. This temple in Sydney was built in 1961 and, like other temples of the Baha'i faith, is made in the form of a nine-sided polygon.

27. The dome was optional, but it is now available on almost all religious buildings in the world.

28. Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

29. The Sheikh Zayed Mosque is located in the capital of the United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi. It is the eighth largest mosque in the world.

30. More than 40,000 people visit the mosque during Islamic festivals. The carpet in the main hall is considered the largest in the world - 18,461 m.

31. St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia.

32. The official name is the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos.

33. The temple stands on Red Square in Moscow, in the geometric center of the city. It was secularized in 1929 and remains state property.

34. Coricancha, Cusco, Peru.

35. Coricancha was the single most important temple of the Inca Empire and was dedicated to the sun god Inti. The walls and floor of the temple were once covered in gold, but the Incas had to remove it to give it to the Spaniards, who demanded a ransom for their leader's life.

36. Later, the Spanish colonists built the church of St. Domingo on this site, destroying the Indian temple and using the ruins as a foundation.

37. Las Lajas, Colombia.

38. This church is built into the canyon of the Guaitara River.

39. The church was built in the period from 1916 to 1949.

40. Harmandir Sahib, India.

41. This temple is called "Golden". Sikh place of worship in Amritsar city, Punjab region, India.

42. The construction of the temple was completed in 1604. More than 100,000 people visit it every day.

43. Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China.

44. The Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing built in the early 15th century.

45. It was built during the reign of Emperor Yong-Le. During the same period, the famous Forbidden City was built.

46. Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France.

47. Sainte-Chapelle Cathedral is a 13th-century Gothic chapel.

48. It houses one of the most extraordinary collections of stained glass windows from the 13th century.

49. Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Türkiye.

50. The Sultanahmet Mosque in Istanbul was built between 1609 and 1616 and is considered the last great mosque of the classical period of Ottoman architecture.

51. There are over 20,000 hand-crafted ceramic tiles inside the mosque.