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Home  Earth Continents Countries World's Most Famous Landmarks and Cultural Monuments III — Places of Power and Worship Famous Landmarks I: Most Famous Monuments Famous Landmarks II: City Icons Famous Landmarks III: Places of Power and Worship Famous Landmarks IV: Sacred Mountains Map Index |
___ Most Famous Landmarks and Cultural Monuments in the World - Places of Power and WorshipEach of these landmarks is a cultural icon, it may represent an epoch, an area, a belief, a culture, a country or a city, it also may represent more than one of this various meanings. Click on the image to see the monument's description and a satellite view of the site. |
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Chichén Itzá, Mexico was the most important regional capital of the Mayan culture between the years 750 and 1200 AD, the pre-Columbian city is located in the northern center of the Yucatan Peninsula of present-day Mexico |
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey was a former patriarchal basilica, the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years. In 1453, Constantinople (today Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the building to be converted into a mosque. |
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Temple Mount, the Noble Sanctuary with the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israel. |
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Basilica of Saint Peter One of the symbols and focal points for the Catholic faith, part of Vatican City, the papal residence. Rome, Vatican City |
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Moscow Kremlin Kremlin with Cathedral of the Annunciation and Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow, Russia |
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 The Executive Residence is the central part of the White House Complex. |
The White House in Washington D.C. is since 1800 the official residence of the President of the United States, the building is recognized as the symbol of the President, of the President's administration, and of the United States. |
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 Basin of Apollo and Versailles Palace. |
Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) The royal château was built by the Sun King Louis XIV, it was a symbol of absolute monarchy expressed in stone (l'etat, c'est moi). France |
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Schönbrunn Palace, the palace was one of the residences of the Habsburg empire in Vienna (Wien), Austria |
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Famous Landmarks I: Most Famous Monuments Famous Landmarks II: City Icons Famous Landmarks III: Places of Power and Worship Famous Landmarks IV: Sacred Mountains Photo credits: Chichen Itza Description: Pyramide of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico). Author: tschaena Source: Flickr Copyright Licence: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Hagia Sophia Description: Hagia Sophia, in Turkish the Aya Sophia. One of the greatest buildings in the world. Author: Sev! Source: Flickr Copyright Licence: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Temple Mount, Noble Sanctuary Description: A view of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Author: David Shankbone Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported St. Peter's Basilica Description: St. Peter's Basilica in Rome seen from the roof of Castel Sant'Angelo. Author: Wolfgang Stuck Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright Licence: Public Domain Moscow Kremlin Description: Panorama of Moscow Kremlin from Bolshoi Kamenny bridge. Author: Минеева Ю. (Julmin) Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright Licence: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 1.0 The White House Description: Executive Residence of the White House Complex, home of the president. Source: The White House Copyright Licence: Public Domain Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) Description: The chariot of the Sun God, Apollo himself, rising from the Basin of Apollo at the end of the Great Lawn at Versailles. Author: Marcia Salviato Source: Flickr Copyright Licence: Creative Commons — Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Schloss Schönbrunn, Wien Description: Schoenbrunn palace with park, Vienna. Author: Gryffindor Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright Licence: GNU Free Documentation License |
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