Shrine

Dome of the Rock

Part of Temple Mount

Jerusalem District, Israel

Completed in 691/692 CE, the Dome of the Rock is one of the oldest surviving works of Islamic architecture....

Donam Seowon

Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Donam Seowon is a center of yehak, the Korean Neo-Confucian study of propriety associated above all with Kim Jang-saeng....

Dosan Seowon

Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

Dosan Seowon contains two chronologies that should be walked separately. Yi Hwang designed Dosanseodang in 1561 as a modest place to study and teach....

Erawan Shrine

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Erawan Shrine is a compact urban sanctuary dedicated to Thao Maha Phrom, the Thai form of four-faced Brahma....

Fallóskút Marian Shrine

Fallóskút (Mátraszentimre), Fallóskút (Mátraszentimre), Heves County, Hungary

Fallóskút Marian Shrine is a documented shrine in Fallóskút (Mátraszentimre), Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Fuda Tenjin-sha

Chōfugaoka, Tokyo, Japan

Fuda Tenjin-sha (布多天神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Fukutoku Shrine

Nihonbashimuromachi, Tokyo, Japan

Fukutoku Shrine (福徳神社(芽吹稲荷)) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Fushimi Inari-taisha

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Since 711 CE, pilgrims have climbed sacred Mount Inari through tunnels of vermilion torii gates—each one donated by someone whose prayers were answered, or who hoped they...

Futarasan Shrine (Nikkō Futarasan Jinja)

Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Futarasan Shrine connects three sacred spaces in a vertical axis of worship: the main shrine at the base of Mount Nantai, the Chuguji by Lake Chuzenji, and the summit...

Ganesha Shrine at CentralWorld

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

The Ganesha Shrine beside CentralWorld is an active Bangkok place of Hindu and Thai popular devotion....

Grotte de la Sainte-Baume

Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Var), France

Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....

Haemi International Holy Ground

Sosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Haemi International Holy Ground is a Catholic sanctuary built around the memory of believers imprisoned, killed, and buried in the Haemi area....

Hakusan Shrine

Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan

Hakusan Shrine (白山神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Hanazono Shrine

Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan

Hanazono Shrine (花園神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Hatonomori Hachiman Shrine

Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Hatonomori Hachiman Shrine (鳩森八幡神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or...

Hebikubo Shrine

Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan

Hebikubo Shrine (蛇窪神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Heian-jingū

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kyoto’s imperial beginning and ending held in modern shrine space. Heian-jingū remains an active Shinto shrine....

Hie Shrine

Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan

Hie Shrine (日枝神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference evidence,...

Hiro Shrine

Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

At the base of Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, Hirou Shrine offers something rare: direct worship of natural phenomenon....

Hiyoshi Taisha

Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

At the foot of sacred Mount Hiei, Hiyoshi Taisha has served as spiritual guardian for over two thousand years....

Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary

Hubertus, Wisconsin, United States

Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary in Hubertus, Wisconsin, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....

Huaca Pachatosa

Cusco, Cusco, Peru

Huaca Pachatosa is a sacred site in Cusco where excavations revealed evidence of burnt offerings spanning pre-Inca and Inca periods.

Huaca Sapantiana

Cusco, Cusco, Peru

Huaca Sapantiana is a sacred Inca site in Cusco's San Blas neighbourhood where a carved limestone bedrock sits in a ravine beside a colonial aqueduct....

Igusa Hachimangu

Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan

Igusa Hachimangu (井草八幡宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Imado Shrine

Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

Imado Shrine (今戸神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference evidence,...

Ise Grand Shrine (Ise Jingū)

Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Deep within a sacred forest in Mie Prefecture stands Ise Jingu, the most venerated Shinto shrine in Japan....

Itsukushima Shrine

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine, stands in Hatsukaichi. At Itsukushima Shrine, Shinto guides custody....

Iwashimizu Hachimangū

Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Hachiman’s protective sanctuary on Mount Otokoyama. Iwashimizu Hachimangū remains an active Shinto shrine....

Izanagi Shinto Shrine, Awaji Island

Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

On Awaji Island—the first land formed in Japanese creation mythology—stands the shrine built over the tomb of the god who created Japan....

Izumo Taisha (Izumo Grand Shrine)

Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Each October by the lunar calendar, something extraordinary happens in Izumo. While the rest of Japan celebrates Kannazuki, the Month Without Gods, this corner of Shimane...

Jongmyo Shrine

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Jongmyo Shrine is a royal Confucian ancestral shrine in Seoul, Jongno District, South Korea, interpreted within Korean Confucianism....

Jungakdan Shrine

Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Jungakdan stands within Sinwonsa on Gyeryongsan and addresses the mountain’s guardian spirit....

Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Koto City, Tokyo, Japan

Kameido Tenjin Shrine (亀戸天神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Thunder, mountain form, and cultivated water at Kyoto’s upper Kamo shrine. Kamigamo-jinja Shrine remains an active Shinto shrine....

Kanda Myōjin

Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan

Kanda Myōjin (神田神社(神田明神)) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Karasumori Shrine

Minato City, Tokyo, Japan

Karasumori Shrine (烏森神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...

Kashan

Kashan, Isfahan, Iran

On the desert edge of Kashan, Tepe Sialk is one of Iran's oldest settlements — more than seven millennia of occupation layered into two mounds, with ancient necropolises...

Kashima Shrine

Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

For over two millennia, Kashima Shrine has enshrined Takemikazuchi, the god of thunder and martial power born from the blood of Izanagi's sword....

Kasuga Taisha

Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Kasuga Taisha, stands in Nara. At Kasuga Taisha, Shinto guides custody. Prayer at Kasuga Taisha addresses Takemikazuchi, Futsunushi, Amenokoyane, and Himegami....

Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine

Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada

On Mohawk Territory beside the Saint Lawrence River, a small stone church holds the tomb of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Mohawk-Algonquin woman canonized in 2012 as the first...

Katori Shrine

Katori, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Katori Shrine enshrines Futsunushi, the deity of swords and victory who pacified Japan for the heavenly lineage....

Kibitsu Jinja Shinto Shrine, Okayama

Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Kibitsu Jinja preserves the origin story of Momotaro, the Peach Boy. Here Prince Kibitsuhiko defeated the demon Ura seventeen centuries ago, and the demon's severed head...

Kifune Shrine

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Nestled in the forested mountains north of Kyoto, Kifune Shrine has stood for over sixteen centuries as the dwelling place of Kuraokami, the dragon god who governs water....

Kitano Tenmangū

Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Learning, memory, and plum blossom before Tenjin. Kitano Tenmangū remains an active Shinto shrine....

Knock Shrine

Knock, Mayo, Ireland

Knock Shrine belongs among the significant pilgrimage places of Republic of Ireland. The sacred frame at Knock Shrine comes from Christian pilgrimage tradition....

Koami Shrine

Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan

Koami Shrine (小網神社) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference evidence,...

Konno Hachiman-gu Shrine

3-chōme-5-12 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Konno Hachiman-gu Shrine (金王八幡宮) is an active Shinto sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or...

Kotohira shrine, Kotohira, Japan

Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

On sacred Mount Zozu rises Japan's most beloved guardian of sailors. For centuries, fishermen and naval crews, merchants and mariners have climbed up to 1,368 stone steps...