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Post by Aj_June on Mar 31, 2017 7:34:47 GMT
I was born in the holiest town of Buddhism. My home town is also among top holy places of Hindus. I have also visited many holy places of Islam, Sikhism and Jainism. I intend to go to holy places of Christianity and Judaism in the future. Especially Jerusalem.
What I like about visiting holy places? I like observing the culture and also devotion of faithful people. I also like to know about historic elements related to the places. Many holy places have either natural landscapes that are aesthetic to look at or religious architecture that will fascinate you. Please share your experiences of and may be even put pictures of sacred religious places that you have visited or that you may want to visit in future.
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Post by Edward-Elizabeth-Hitler on Mar 31, 2017 7:55:35 GMT
I was born in the holiest town of Buddhism. My home town is also among top holy places of Hindus. I have also visited many holy places of Islam, Sikhism and Jainism. I intend to go to holy places of Christianity and Judaism in the future. Especially Jerusalem. What I like about visiting holy places? I like observing the culture and also devotion of faithful people. I also like to know about historic elements related to the places. Many holy places have either natural landscapes that are aesthetic to look at or religious architecture that will fascinate. Please share your experiences of and may be even put pictures of sacred religious places that you have visited or that you may want to visit in future. Sure, I can't say that I've ever visited a country or city with the express intention of seeing a particular holy site but have visited many different ones in places in Europe. Malta was my favourite, some absolutely stunning churches, one which also a cave underneath it where St Paul supposedly sheltered when he was shipwrecked there. |
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Post by sjg on Mar 31, 2017 7:57:37 GMT
I am only interested in the history of religious places but i have no desire to visit any of them. However if i find myself at one by chance it's the history of the place that i find fascinating and not religion itself.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Mar 31, 2017 8:07:32 GMT
I don't think any one place is any more holy than any other place.
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Post by londonbird on Mar 31, 2017 8:42:15 GMT
Visited Jerusalem and various well known places therein, the wailing wall, the Vatican and all surrounding her, various churches and basilicas is Spain, in truth religion had little to do with my visits more the history and stillness you find within them.
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Post by Father Jack on Mar 31, 2017 9:02:39 GMT
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Post by phludowin on Mar 31, 2017 9:39:54 GMT
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Post by cupcakes on Mar 31, 2017 10:33:40 GMT
tpfkar Abbey Road or Stonehenge maybe? Wire |
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Post by Marv on Mar 31, 2017 10:57:21 GMT
I have no real desire to visit them. I do enjoy the aesthetic of churches and things like that most times. Usually there's so much artwork and architecture to check out. But I won't say that desire is enough to make me take a trip for that reason.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 31, 2017 10:57:34 GMT
As long as I don;t have to attend a religious service, I love going to stuff like that.
I wish one day to see some of those awesome Buddhist statues
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 31, 2017 21:23:20 GMT
I clicked on the last option, other, for several reasons.
Having studied art, one has to go to religious places to see it sometimes, because mostly only the major religions could afford artwork. And, yes, I am biased because I am an artist.
Also, I find eastern religious places (Buddhist) to be calm-inducing, and Hindu art is fascinating. Polytheism at its most decorative and elaborate. And Hinduism is the oldest living religion.
It takes a monumental act of will sometimes for me to go into a Christian church, since I have a bad past with them, but sometimes I do, to listen to an amazing pipe organ, or view the architecture.
I'd give my right arm to see, in person, any work by Da Vinci or Michelangelo, but wild horses couldn't drag me into a normal evangelical church.
So, mixed bag, I guess.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 21:33:54 GMT
For the aesthetics, yes. I have even stayed for 2 religious services that happened to have been occurring. They have all been Christian churches, though. I would not turn down an opportunity to visit a mosque to see the brown men in the funny white robes carrying our one of their daily genuflections, but alas, that isn't an option that often presents itself. I did miss out on a mosque open day for curious white people in recent years.
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Post by goz on Mar 31, 2017 21:48:55 GMT
I clicked on the last option, other, for several reasons. Having studied art, one has to go to religious places to see it sometimes, because mostly only the major religions could afford artwork. And, yes, I am biased because I am an artist. Also, I find eastern religious places (Buddhist) to be calm-inducing, and Hindu art is fascinating. Polytheism at its most decorative and elaborate. And Hinduism is the oldest living religion. It takes a monumental act of will sometimes for me to go into a Christian church, since I have a bad past with them, but sometimes I do, to listen to an amazing pipe organ, or view the architecture. I'd give my right arm to see, in person, any work by Da Vinci or Michelangelo, but wild horses couldn't drag me into a normal evangelical church. So, mixed bag, I guess. Pretty much this. If you add in my love of history to the art history I have studied, then I view holy places as a magnificent mixture of history and art, inspired by anachronistic religious fervour. I am about to walk the Camino Santiago De Compostela for exactly this reason ie the history of millions of feet having trod before me. I am an agnostic atheist with my own spirituality rooted in the past. |
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Post by Terrapin Station on Mar 31, 2017 21:50:51 GMT
I went with what's currently the poll-winning answer: "I like the aesthetics of church/temple/mosque/monastery so Yes!"
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 31, 2017 21:58:48 GMT
I clicked on the last option, other, for several reasons. Having studied art, one has to go to religious places to see it sometimes, because mostly only the major religions could afford artwork. And, yes, I am biased because I am an artist. Also, I find eastern religious places (Buddhist) to be calm-inducing, and Hindu art is fascinating. Polytheism at its most decorative and elaborate. And Hinduism is the oldest living religion. It takes a monumental act of will sometimes for me to go into a Christian church, since I have a bad past with them, but sometimes I do, to listen to an amazing pipe organ, or view the architecture. I'd give my right arm to see, in person, any work by Da Vinci or Michelangelo, but wild horses couldn't drag me into a normal evangelical church. So, mixed bag, I guess. Pretty much this. If you add in my love of history to the art history I have studied, then I view holy places as a magnificent mixture of history and art, inspired by anachronistic religious fervour. I am about to walk the Camino Santiago De Compostela for exactly this reason ie the history of millions of feet having trod before me. I am an agnostic atheist with my own spirituality rooted in the past. Hi, Goz, I've read your posts previously and think that your trip is going to be amazing; I am familiar with the walk. Take lots of photos to post when you get back! |
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Post by Cinemachinery on Mar 31, 2017 22:13:50 GMT
Hell yes. They feature some of the most amazing architecture on earth. I'd love to visit some of the cathedrals in France, the ruins of old temples in the Middle East (the ones lest standing at least). Whenever someone comes to Chicago and wants something interesting to do I drive them up to the Bahai temple here. You don't need to be religious to understand how it drives art and appreciate the results.  |
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Post by Sulla on Mar 31, 2017 22:32:46 GMT
I like the aesthetic and historical interest of those places, and of course, I have a list of about twenty in the US and Europe. I usually check them out if I'm already visiting a city. The only two exceptions have been Pueblo Bonito, New Mexico and the Medicine Wheel in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming. That last one was not easily accessible. It's on traditional Crow land, but other tribes also use it.
The most unusual is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Construction began in 1882 and it's scheduled to be completed around 2026.
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Post by Morgana on Apr 1, 2017 10:55:45 GMT
I chose 'other view' because I would like to visit religious sites not only because I am religious, but from a historical interest angle also.
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Post by MCDemuth on Apr 1, 2017 11:21:11 GMT
I am not a religious person... Since I don't believe that "God" visited those places, it would not have any meaning for me to visit "some" place where he was supposed to have been... So I don't have an interest in visiting "holy" places, based on their religious significance.
However, seeing something, like a building, for it's age or it's design, well that might be different. I might also be interested in seeing a place, perhaps, based on its importance in history... for example: perhaps, a great battle happened there, because the people at the time believed it was a holy place, or there was supposed to have been holy relics stored there.
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Post by thefleetsin on Apr 1, 2017 14:30:01 GMT
i really have no desire to visit any centers of higher burning due to the fact that religion has brought so much division into the world already.
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