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The famed tabernacle, ivory crucifix and statue of the chapel, crowned by the decree of Pope Leo XIII on 2 March 1897. The Chapel of Graces of the Miraculous Virgin ( French: La Chapelle du Grâce de Sainte Vierge Miraculeuse) or informally the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, is a Marian shrine located in Paris, France .
Sayhuite. / 13.54722°S 72.80278°W / -13.54722; -72.80278. Sayhuite ( Sigh-weetey) is an archaeological site 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of the city Abancay, about 3 hours away from the city of Cusco, in the province Abancay in the region Apurímac in Peru. [1] The site is regarded as a center of religious worship for Inca people ...
Designated. October 9, 1960 [ 3] Mission San Xavier del Bac ( Spanish: La Misión de San Xavier del Bac) is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. The mission was founded in 1692 by Padre Eusebio Kino [ 1] in the center of ...
Archaeologists discovered a 4,000- to 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple within a sand dune in Peru. Tucked between the ruin’s walls, the excavation team located burial remains of three humans.
Sideways view of the walls of Sacsayhuamán showing the details of the stonework and the angle of the walls. Muyuq Marka Close up of stone wall. Sacsayhuamán, often spelled Sacsahuaman or Saqsaywaman [1] [2] [3] (from Quechua Saqsaywaman (pukara) '(fortress) of the royal falcon or hawk'), [4] [5] is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the ...
Dolmen of Menga. / 37.0245861°N 4.5462917°W / 37.0245861; -4.5462917. The Dolmen of Menga ( Spanish: Dolmen de Menga) is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from 3750–3650 BCE approximately. It is near Antequera, Málaga, Spain. It is one of the largest known ancient megalithic structures ...
Buġibba Temple. / 35.95472°N 14.418111°E / 35.95472; 14.418111. Buġibba Temple is a megalithic temple on the border of Buġibba and Qawra towns, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. A hotel was built on the grounds of the temple.
The sanctuary has been dated to around 5000 BC and is considered part of the Vinča culture. It is part of a wider complex of buildings and domestic settlement. The sanctuary building had raised altar-like pedestals and life-size figurine heads together with specially built granary areas. Statues consisted of large clay humanoid figures.