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Old 10-11-2003, 07:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question World's greatest religious sites?

While building up the new navigational menus, I was looking for topic-specific pictures to go with each, and I thought upon religious buildings and monuments...

That had myself thinking - which are the world's greatest religious sites? Which places are the epitome of faith and worship? Where are the world's diverse expressions of belief most singularly characterised?

A general interest topic...
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Old 06-18-2005, 04:21 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: World's greatest religious sites?

well for Islam its the Holy Ka'ba(The House Of Allah(God) located in Saudi Arabia's city of Mekkah where only Muslims are permitted to go, and Madinah as well which has Masjid-e-Nabvi(Holy Prophet's(SAW) messnger i.e the last prophet. I have been to these places and there are millions that go there evry year, no doubt once ure at these places, u can gain the ultimate peace inside your heart, that cannot be explained but rather felt.
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Don't forget to include the greatest Greek Orthodox church which is located on the Greek Island of Tinos, I've been there It's a very famous church for it's miracles and the main church of the Orthodox faith, since we lost Constantinople. Anyone is allowed in. The Church is called Panagia Tis Tinou, means the Virgin Mary of Tinou.

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Old 06-18-2005, 07:48 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: World's greatest religious sites?

it is a good topic

i will go with Notre Dame in France & the University & Cathedral in the state of Inidana.

I have not been to France. I have been to the campus in Indiana (home of the Fighting Irish) and it has its own zip code, thus making it a city to itself.

The dome has real gold in the paint.



History & pics of the campus

http://www.nd.edu/aboutnd/




History & pics of the Cathedral in France

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France...tre-Dame.shtml

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ndame/ndame.html


For diversity-French or Irish? this will bring you up to date on that.

http://www.college-football--tickets...me/history.htm
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I've been to the Notre Dame, was there last year and went to the bell tower too.. Excellent building, absolutely beautiful even more so inside.
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Church buildings!
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my local church
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sorry that was the sound of my jaw hitting the floor...

those are some amazing buildings...

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i got lost in Jerusalem many years ago an ended up there, this was long before I became a Christian, I think God was trying to tell me something.
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sorry that was the sound of my jaw hitting the floor...

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thanks to all those who've put them up...

(how does one upload a big piccy like that, rather than a measly attachment?)

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Right click on the image, click "copy image location" (if using firefox,) or "properties" and then copying url from properties box (if using internet explorer,) then pasting the image url between [img][/img] tags.

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i got lost in Jerusalem many years ago an ended up there, this was long before I became a Christian, I think God was trying to tell me something.
He was telling you to get lost!

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