Religious Places, VEC-ʿAM
Human beings tend to relate to their religious beliefs through symbolism. Religious and sacred places—common destinations for pilgrims—represent a physical connection that helps believers express their devotion.
Religious Places Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Palazzo Vecchio, most important historic government building in Florence, having been the seat of the Signoria......
Virupaksha Temple, Hindu temple located in Hampi, an ancient village in Karnataka state in southern India. The......
Vézelay, village, Yonne département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, north-central France. The village lies on......
Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, D.C., Episcopal cathedral chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1893......
Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, a place of prayer and pilgrimage sacred to the Jewish people. It is......
Westminster Abbey, London church that is the site of coronations and other ceremonies of national significance.......
Whithorn, royal burgh (town) in Dumfries and Galloway region, historic county of Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland.......
Winchester Cathedral, cathedral church in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is the seat of the Anglican bishop......
Woburn Abbey, seat of the dukes of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Eng., with a house that was rebuilt from a medieval......
Yakushi-ji, temple complex dedicated to Yakushi, the Healing Buddha, in Nara, Japan. It was established about 690......
Yamoussoukro Basilica, Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, that is the largest Christian church......
Yasukuni Shrine, controversial Shintō shrine established in 1869 and located in the Chiyoda section of Tokyo. At......
York Minster, Gothic-style cathedral in York, North Yorkshire, England, U.K., that is the seat of the archbishop......
Yungang caves, series of magnificent Chinese Buddhist cave temples, created in the 5th century ce during the Six......
Al-Zaytūnah, mosque in Tunis and the seat of an important Muslim university. Dating to the 8th century, the mosque......
Mosque of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, earliest Islāmic building in Egypt, erected in 641 by ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, the leader of......