Naviquan Travel Ideas for Travel Featuring "religious architecture"

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Amalfi Town, Italy

Amalfi is a town in Italy and a popular destination among tourists. Amalfi belongs to the province of Salerno in Campania region, Italy. The town is located in a picturesque ... Nov. 11, 2011

Cathedral - Mosque of Córdoba, Spain

The Mezquita-Catedral is the cathedral of the Diocese of Córdoba, a historic city in Andalusia, southern Spain. The official name of Mezquita-Catedral (Mosque-Cathedral) is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de ... Aug. 25, 2011

Sagrada Familia, Spain

Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Família also known Sagrada Familia) is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain ... Aug. 25, 2011

Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral, Germany

The Shrine of the Three Kings is a container (reliquary or shrine) with the bones of Magi also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The Magi ... Aug. 25, 2011

Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene, Vezelay, Burgundy, France

Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene is a Benedictine abbey church in the commune and town of Vezelay (Burgundy, France). The official history of the basilica starts in 860 AD when ... Aug. 25, 2011

Ruins of Baalbek, Lebanon

Baalbek is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon about 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Beirut. Situated on a large hill, it is famous for its monumental temple ... Aug. 27, 2011

Ajanta and Ellora Caves, India

Ajanta and Ellora Caves are two separate historical monuments in India located not far from Aurangabad, a city in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. The city has become a ... Aug. 26, 2011

Jokhang Temple (Tibet, China)

The Jokhang, also called the Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery or Tsuklakang, is located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital of Tibetan autonomous region in China. For most Tibetans ... Aug. 26, 2011

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat is a temple complex built in Angkor (meaning "city" in Sanskrit; Angkor Wat means "City Temple") area of the powerful and rich Khmer Empire. In the 9th - 13th ... Jan. 5, 2012

Petra, Jordan

Petra is an ancient city in Jordan, Middle East located 163 miles (262 km) south of Amman, the capital of Jordan, and 83 miles (133 km) north of town Aqaba ... Aug. 26, 2011

Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Bhutan

Paro Taktsang or Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as The Tiger's Nest) is a Buddhist sacred site and temple complex in Paro valley in Kingdom of Bhutan. The monastery ... Aug. 26, 2011

Ile Saint-Honorat, France

Saint-Honorat and Saint-Marguerite islands form the Iles de Lérins archipelago off the bay of Cannes, about a mile off shore from French Riviera town of Cannes. Saint-Honorat is the smallest ... Aug. 26, 2011

Rock Churches of Cappadocia, Turkey

Cappadocia or Kapadokya is a land with unique, almost surreal, alien-like landscape in Nevşehir Province, central Anatolia, Turkey. Fairy chimneys and churches cut out in soft rock formations, intricate systems ... Aug. 26, 2011

The Temple Mount, Israel

The Temple Mount (known in the bible as Mount Zion or Mount Moriah and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary) is located in Jerusalem, Israel. The first Temple was built ... Aug. 26, 2011

Itsukushima, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine (Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (or Miyajima as people call it) in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The shrine ... Aug. 27, 2011

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, Colombia

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá (Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá) is located near the town of Zipaquirá Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. It is an underground Roman Catholic church built in a ... Aug. 26, 2011

San Gimignano, Italy

San Gimignano is a small (population is about eight thousands people) medieval town in the province of Siena, Tuscany (Italy). San Gimignano is located on one of the hills (1096f ... Aug. 26, 2011

Paestum, Italy

The ancient city of Paestum is located about 52 miles (84 km) south of Naples, Italy. Legend has it that the city was founded by Jason and the Argonauts, but ... Oct. 3, 2011