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.