List of World Heritage Sites by religion
This is an unofficial list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by the religion they are associated with. Note that while some sites have had their religious affiliation changed at various points throughout history, this list categorizes sites by their most recent affiliation. Also, not all of the following sites are functioning as places of worship.
Please note that UNESCO does not endorse this classification by religion, which would be inconsistent with the universal value of these sites as "world heritage".
Buddhist World Heritage Sites
* Angkor Wat, Cambodia
* Borobudur Temple Compounds, Indonesia
* , Japan
Christian World Heritage Sites
Catholic Sites
* Aachen Cathedral, Germany
* Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch, Germany
* Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe, France
* Amiens Cathedral, France
* Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale, Italy
* Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia, Italy
* Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites, Italy
* Baroque Churches of the Philippines, Philippines
* Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair, Switzerland
* Bourges Cathedral, France
* Burgos Cathedral, Spain
* Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey, Germany
* Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí, Spain
* Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville, Spain
* Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims, France
* Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena, Italy
* Chartres Cathedral, France
* Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci, Italy
* Churches of Chiloé, Chile
* Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France
* Cologne Cathedral, Germany
* Convent of Christ in Tomar, Portugal
* Convent of St Gall, Switzerland
* Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna, Italy
* Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of , Croatia
* Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge, France
* Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Italy and Vatican City
* Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, Bolivia
* Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (Brazil)
* Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue, Paraguay
* León Cathedral, Nicaragua
* Maulbronn Monastery, Germany
* Monastic Island of Reichenau, Germany
* Monastery and Site of the Escorial, Madrid, Spain
* Monastery of Alcobaça, Portugal
* Monastery of Batalha, Portugal
* Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, Portugal
* Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai, Belgium
* Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches, Spain
* Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy
* Pilgrimage Church of Wies, Germany
* Poblet Monastery, Spain
* Protective town of San Miguel de Allende and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco, Mexico
* Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier, Germany
* Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain, Spain
* Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France, France
* Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, Spain
* Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, Italy
* San Antonio Missions, United States
* Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas, Brazil
* Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga, Portugal
* San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries, Spain
* Sceilg Mhichíl, Ireland
* Speyer Cathedral, Germany
* and , Germany
* Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey, United Kingdom
* The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik, Croatia
* The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera, Italy
* Vatican City
* Vézelay, Church and Hill, France
Eastern Orthodox Sites
* Gelati Monastery, Georgia
* Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia
* Medieval Monuments in Kosovo, Serbia and Kosovo
* Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios, Greece
* Mount Athos, Greece
* Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika, Greece
* Studenica Monastery, Serbia
* The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
Protestant Sites
* Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and , United Kingdom
* Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement, Denmark
* Durham Castle and Cathedral, United Kingdom
* Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå, Sweden
* Naumburg Cathedral, Germany
* Petäjävesi Old Church, Finland
* Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark
* Urnes Stave Church, Norway
* and , Germany
Hindu World Heritage Sites
* Pashupati Temple Nepal
* Muktainath Temple Nepal
* Guheswari Temple Nepal
* Gadhi mai Temple Nepal
* Airavatesvara Temple
* Anegundi
* Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
* Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
*
* Devi Jagadambi Temple
* Duladeo Temple
* Elephanta Caves
* Ellora Caves
* Great Living Chola Temples
* Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
* Hampi
* Javari Temple, Khajuraho
* Kailasa temple, Ellora
* Khajuraho Group of Monuments
* Konark Sun Temple
* Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho
* Lakshmi Temple, Khajuraho
* Mamallapuram
* Nanda Devi
* Nandi Temple, Khajuraho India
* Parvati Temple, Khajuraho
* Pattadakal
* Prambanan
* Vamana Temple, Khajuraho
* Varaha Temple, Khajuraho
* :
Muslim World Heritage Sites
* Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Iran
* Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex, Turkey
Please note that UNESCO does not endorse this classification by religion, which would be inconsistent with the universal value of these sites as "world heritage".
Buddhist World Heritage Sites
* Angkor Wat, Cambodia
* Borobudur Temple Compounds, Indonesia
* , Japan
Christian World Heritage Sites
Catholic Sites
* Aachen Cathedral, Germany
* Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch, Germany
* Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe, France
* Amiens Cathedral, France
* Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale, Italy
* Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia, Italy
* Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites, Italy
* Baroque Churches of the Philippines, Philippines
* Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair, Switzerland
* Bourges Cathedral, France
* Burgos Cathedral, Spain
* Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey, Germany
* Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí, Spain
* Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville, Spain
* Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims, France
* Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena, Italy
* Chartres Cathedral, France
* Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci, Italy
* Churches of Chiloé, Chile
* Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France
* Cologne Cathedral, Germany
* Convent of Christ in Tomar, Portugal
* Convent of St Gall, Switzerland
* Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna, Italy
* Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of , Croatia
* Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge, France
* Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Italy and Vatican City
* Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, Bolivia
* Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (Brazil)
* Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue, Paraguay
* León Cathedral, Nicaragua
* Maulbronn Monastery, Germany
* Monastic Island of Reichenau, Germany
* Monastery and Site of the Escorial, Madrid, Spain
* Monastery of Alcobaça, Portugal
* Monastery of Batalha, Portugal
* Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, Portugal
* Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai, Belgium
* Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches, Spain
* Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy
* Pilgrimage Church of Wies, Germany
* Poblet Monastery, Spain
* Protective town of San Miguel de Allende and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco, Mexico
* Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier, Germany
* Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain, Spain
* Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France, France
* Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, Spain
* Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, Italy
* San Antonio Missions, United States
* Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas, Brazil
* Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga, Portugal
* San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries, Spain
* Sceilg Mhichíl, Ireland
* Speyer Cathedral, Germany
* and , Germany
* Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey, United Kingdom
* The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik, Croatia
* The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera, Italy
* Vatican City
* Vézelay, Church and Hill, France
Eastern Orthodox Sites
* Gelati Monastery, Georgia
* Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia
* Medieval Monuments in Kosovo, Serbia and Kosovo
* Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios, Greece
* Mount Athos, Greece
* Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika, Greece
* Studenica Monastery, Serbia
* The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
Protestant Sites
* Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and , United Kingdom
* Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement, Denmark
* Durham Castle and Cathedral, United Kingdom
* Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå, Sweden
* Naumburg Cathedral, Germany
* Petäjävesi Old Church, Finland
* Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark
* Urnes Stave Church, Norway
* and , Germany
Hindu World Heritage Sites
* Pashupati Temple Nepal
* Muktainath Temple Nepal
* Guheswari Temple Nepal
* Gadhi mai Temple Nepal
* Airavatesvara Temple
* Anegundi
* Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
* Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
*
* Devi Jagadambi Temple
* Duladeo Temple
* Elephanta Caves
* Ellora Caves
* Great Living Chola Temples
* Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
* Hampi
* Javari Temple, Khajuraho
* Kailasa temple, Ellora
* Khajuraho Group of Monuments
* Konark Sun Temple
* Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho
* Lakshmi Temple, Khajuraho
* Mamallapuram
* Nanda Devi
* Nandi Temple, Khajuraho India
* Parvati Temple, Khajuraho
* Pattadakal
* Prambanan
* Vamana Temple, Khajuraho
* Varaha Temple, Khajuraho
* :
Muslim World Heritage Sites
* Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Iran
* Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex, Turkey
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