Places of Worship

A Place of Worship is a building or other location where a group of people (congregation) comes to perform acts of religious praise, honor or devotion.

Erechtheion: Athens, Greece
-Sits on the mos sacred site of Acropolis
-Where Posiden and Athena had their contest to see who would be the Patron of the City

 

 

Basilica of Saint Peter: Vatican City

-Believed to be built over Saint Peter's grave

-Largest cathetral in the world

Temple Mount: Jerusalem, Israel
-Four different religions have used it; Judaism, Islam, Christianity and Roman Paganism
-According to Judaism, it was here that God made the first man from dust, Adam

St. Patrick's Cathedral; New York City, New York
-Built from 1858-1878
-It ia directly across the street from Rockefeller Center and specifically facing the Atlas statue