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Religious Site by Clue

Guess each current or former religious site based on the clues.
Quiz by MaxStickies
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Last updated: August 20, 2020
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The largest religious monument in the world. Its towers represent the five peaks of Mount Meru, the sacred mountain of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmology.
Angkor Wat
The largest church building in the world, based on interior area. Out of all the building's architects, Michelangelo is probably the most famous.
St. Peter's Basilica
The main temple of the Aztecs. It is mostly known by its Spanish name, the translation of which means "Greater Temple".
Templo Mayor
An ancient Egyptian temple complex. The most famous monument at the site is the Great Hypostyle Hall, with its 134 columns.
Karnak
One of the most popular tourist attractions in Japan, this Shinto shrine is most famous for its torii (gate), which is surrounded by water at high tide.
Itsukushima Shrine
One of the most famous locations in Australia, this rock is sacred to the Aboriginal people known as the Pitjantjatjara.
Uluru
Probably the world's most famous ring of standing stones. It is located in Wiltshire, England.
Stonehenge
A modernist cathedral in Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer. It is a hyperboloid structure.
Cathedral of Brasília
A mosque in Istanbul that incorporates many elements from the neighbouring Hagia Sophia into its design.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
The largest temple on the Acropolis in Athens.
Parthenon
A temple in India that is said to mark the place where the Buddha attained enlightenment.
Mahabodhi Temple
This temple, located in China, was built into a cliff and is kept in place by oak crossbeams fitted into holes in the cliff. The temple functions as a Taoist, Confucian and Buddhist place of worship.
Hanging Temple
This cathedral is located in New York City, directly across the street from the Rockefeller Center.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
A town in Ethiopia known for its rock-cut churches.
Lalibela
A large adobe mosque located in Mali. The current mosque only dates back to 1907 but the first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century.
Great Mosque of Djenné
A Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Moscow, famous for its colourful onion domes.
Saint Basil's Cathedral
One of the best preserved Roman temples in the world, located in Nîmes, France.
Maison Carrée
A large synagogue, completed in 2000. It is one of the largest synagogues in Israel.
Belz Great Synagogue
The most important temple in the Inca Empire. Currently, only the foundations survive, since the Spanish demolished the temple and built the Convent of Santo Domingo in its place.
Coricancha
A ziggurat that was located in the city of Babylon. It now exists only in ruins; however, it was originally 91 metres tall and has been suggested as a possible inspiration for the idea of the Tower of Babel.
Etemenanki
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Level 95
Aug 20, 2020
Excellent quiz – challenging and interesting.
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Level 79
Aug 20, 2020
Thanks, glad to hear.