Places of Worship
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Call to prayer
Mosque
Muslims pray here. represents Islam religious ways architecture
Blue Mosque
Sultan Ahmet I. Mehmed Aga began
construction in 1609. Istanbul, Turkey. There is said to be a
story about the 6 pillars
The Hajj
Once a lifetime. Oldest place of
worship. It was built by
Abraham Mecca, Saudi arabia 5 times
Ibn Tulun Mosque
huge and historic Cairo, Egypt builtby Ahmad Ibn
Tulun. The oldest mosque
in Egypt lovely architecture
and unique minaret.
Roman Catholic Church
largest religious orginisation represents christians 1,114,966,000 Jesus
Saint Peter’s Basillica
major basilica Vatican City, an area of 23,000
m² Holiest sites in
Christendom. For the pope
St Mary’s Church
1874 on East First St. simple wooden
structure small steeple The present church
is rebuilt in 1930 for $30,000.
Benedictine monk and a architect from North Carolina.
Shaolin Temple
most famous temple in China, history Wushu Chan. Songshan Mountains, the capital of
Henan Province. 495 bc Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534).
Henan Shaolin Monastery
Ch'an Buddhist temple
in Song Shan in Henan
built by the Emperor Hsiao-Wen in 496 bc,
Batuo.