Religious Places

The Church of the Resurrection, also known as the "Savior on Spilled Blood", was built in memory of Alexander II who was assassinated in 188… Read the rest

El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, also known as the Monastery of St Simon, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeast Cairo.The Arabic name Moka… Read the rest

The St. Mary’s Cathedral was built in 1964 and designed by Kenzo Tange to replace the old wooden cathedral, in gothic style, burnt during wartim… Read the rest

The Monastery of Agios Pavlos (Saint Paul) is dedicated to Christ the Savior and is located on the west side of Mount Athos. Its existence first appea… Read the rest

The Monastery of Great Lavra is the first monastery built on Mount Athos. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 m… Read the rest

The Pilar Church (also known as the Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Pilar) in Zaragoza is the center of pilgrimages to Our Lady of Pilar. Inside, a Rom… Read the rest

Tower of St Peter’s Church The more than 130 meters tall Gothic tower was completed at the end of the 15th century, but already in 1666 it collapsed… Read the rest

The Riga Nativity of Christ Cathedral is the largest Orthodox church in Riga, which has withstood the Soviet-era as a planetarium and restaurant, but… Read the rest

Prambanan is one of the most beautiful temple complexes in the world, this Hindu temple was built around 850 AD.Whole complex is rich with symbolic me… Read the rest

In a magnificent position 900m above the Solo plain, Candi Sukuh is one of Java’s most enigmatic and striking temples. It’s not a large site, but it h… Read the rest