World’s Largest Scared Sites
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A list of some of the world’s largest scared sites.
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Located in Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām or "The Sacred Mosque", is the largest mosque in the world. It is also known as the Grand Mosque and cover an area of 400,800 square meters.
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The Vishnu Temple of Srirangam in Trichy, India is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world. Although Ankor Wat is the largest of all Hindu temples, it is currently not used as a place of worship.
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Built in the early 12th century, Angkor Wat was initially a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. Later as Buddhism spread across Asia, it became a Buddhist temple.
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The Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico occupies an estimated volume of 3.3 million cubic meters. Unlike the Great Pyramids of Egypt which are tombs, the Pyramid of Cholula is a pyramid temple complex.
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The Cathedral of Seville, also known as Catedral de Santa María de la Sede is the largest Gothic cathedral and the 3rd largest church in the world. It is also the burial ground of Christopher Columbus.
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The Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple in Punjab, India is the largest temple for the Sikh faith.
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The World’s Largest Underground Temple was built by the Damanhur religious community in Baldissero, Italy. Craved into a hillside, it occupies a volume of 6,000 cubic meters.
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The Ziggurat of Ur in Iraq was built during the reign of Ur-Nammu,a is three stories high.
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Liverpool Cathedral in Liverpool, England is also the fifth largest cathedral in the world. It is the seat of the Anglican Church.
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The Todaiji temple in Nara, Japan is said to be the largest wooden building in the world.
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The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro with a floor area of area of 30,000 square meters.
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The Salt Lake City Temple, Utah, USA, with a floor area of 23,505 sq m
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The Kailash Temple is located in Ellora, India was built by excavating 200,000 tones of rock and earth.
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The Flag Building, also known as the "Super Power Building," is the largest Scientology structure in the world.
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