Sacred Places
4 places found
IndigenousAltar of Consus
· Italy · sacred natural site
An ancient subterranean Roman altar dedicated jointly to the gods Consus, Mars, and the lares, set beneath the Circus Maximus in the heart of the early city of Rome.
IndigenousKachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
· The Gambia · sacred natural site
The Kachikally sacred crocodile pool in Bakau, The Gambia, is a longstanding indigenous shrine of the Mandinka tradition, where the crocodiles of the pool are honoured as the bearers of fertility blessings.
IndigenousMeoto Iwa
· Japan · sacred natural site
A pair of sacred sea rocks off the coast of Futami in Mie Prefecture, Japan, venerated in Shinto as the Married Couple Rocks and joined each year by a fresh shimenawa rope.
IndigenousSecond Temple
· Kingdom of Judah · sacred natural site
The sanctuary that succeeded Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, built around 516 BCE and later expanded by Herod the Great, central to Jewish worship until its destruction in 70 CE.