Sanctuaries for people of faith in the world.

Many places have built religious communities since thousands of years ago. Uniqueness, differences, and characteristics of each building located on each design. So what are the sacred places for all religions in the world?

1. Mekkah

Masjidil haram

Ka'ba (Arabic: الكعبة, transliteration: Ka'bah) is a cube shape approaching the building located in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This building is a monument sacred to the Muslims (Muslims). A building used as a benchmark or direction of the Qiblah direction benchmark for things that are of worship for Muslims around the world such as prayer. In addition, a building that must be visited or diziarahi during Haj and Umrah seasons. (wikipedia)

Bagian dalam kabah

2. St. Peter Square - the final resting place of the first pope

Altar utama basilica santo petrus

St. Peter Square is a major Catholic basilica in Vatican City, surrounded by Rome. The building is described as the largest church ever built (he covers an area of 23,000 m² and has a capacity of more than 60,000) and one of the holiest sites in Christianity. Construction of the basilica began in 1506 and was completed in 1626.

St. Peter's Basilica was built on the orders of the first Christian Emperor Constantine I, in the year 326 in the place where St. Peter was martyred. One thousand three hundred years later the building started to collapse slowly, and therefore the Pope Nicholas V ordered that built a new basilica. But the new construction began in 1506 on the tenure Pope Julius II. Construction of the basilica takes 120 years. Michelangelo's pieta requested donations of his work with his very famous. At that time he was 72 years old. The basilica is the largest basilica in the world with a length of 193 meters and 132 meters high.

Denah bawah tanah basilica santo petrus

3. Banaras city - Hindu holy city

Sungai gangga

Ganga is a river in northern India and by Indian government officials and according to Bharat as the national river. In Hinduism, the Ganges is also worshiped as dewi.Sungai this is a religious holy river for Hindus

Kuil Siwa besar di Rameshvaram, India

4. Shwe Dagon Pagoda - The guard hairs of the Buddha

Once upon a time, it seems there are 2 brothers named Taphussa yyang Indian traders and Bhallika. They met Gautama Buddha and receiving eight hairs of the Buddha to be buried in Burma (Myanmar). With the help of the local king, called King Okklapa, the brothers find a hill Singuttaradi Yagon city (former capital of Myanmar). Here, they built the Shwedagon Pagoda and a holy place, and pride of the people of Myanmar are mostly Buddhists.