Historical Religious Symbols

Ancient carvings and symbols on stone, including crosses and labyrinths, showcasing historical religious art found in churches and ruins.

Egypt, Aswan. Christian cross on a wall inside Philae Temple, built to worship the Egyptian cult goddess of Isis. Cross indicates the temple served as a church during the Roman Era from 30 BC to AD 395.

Monasterio de Santa Maria de Obarra (s.IX). Valle del Isábena. Huesca .Aragón. España.

Crusader graffiti on the walls of the stairs leading to the Chapel of Saint Helena, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Old city of Jerusalem. Israel.

Labyrinth stele Labyrinth stele, 8th-11th centuries, Labyrinth engraved in stone, path of perfection for salvation, Romanesque church of San Pantaleón, Museum of prehistory and archeology MUPAC, Santander, Cantabria, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21880730

Westgotische Kirche von San Pedro de la Nave Westgotische Kirche von San Pedro de la Nave Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22568829

Egypt, Aswan. Christian cross on a wall inside Philae Temple, built to worship the Egyptian cult goddess of Isis. Cross indicates the temple served as a church during the Roman Era from 30 BC to AD 395.

Carved stone from Seeland region, Detail with sacred symbol

Romanesque symbol, Hermitage of Our Lady of Pineta, Pineta Valley, Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, Huesca Province, Aragon, Pyrenees mountain range, Spain.

Nepal Mani stones on a Mani Wall in Khumjung. Solukhumbu remote, Mt Everest, Himalayas

Reliefs and writings in a rock wall, Jain temple on Vindhyagiri Hill at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Rock church of San Nicola. Madonna with Child. in Cava d'Ispica province of Ragusa. Sicily. Italy. Europe.

The old Jewish cemetery Josefov, one of the most historically most important Jewish cemeteries in Europe. It contains over 12,000 tombstones and presumably the bones of 100,000 people, Prague, Czech Republic

PILASTRA VISIGODA EN EL MURO DE LA IGLESIA DE SANTA JUSTA Y SANTA RUFINA. Location: IGLESIA DE LAS SANTAS JUSTA Y RUFINA. Toledo. SPAIN.

Armenian stone with cross, cross stone, Khachkar, Chatschkar, church centre, Etschmiatsin, Armavir, Armenia, Asia

Ancient stone stele with sword, Tiya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Oromia, Ethiopia, Africa

stonemason's signature, Church of Santiago de Agüero, Agüero, Huesca, Spain.

UK, Northern Ireland, County Down, Downpatrick, Down Cathedral, gravesite of St. Patrick

Crusader graffiti, Holy Sepulchre Church, Jerusalem.

Miquel Sastre Sastre funeral headstone, 1899, Randa cemetery, Algaida, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II (ruled 1113-50) in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the Angkor site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation - first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. It is the world's largest religious building. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.

SEPULCRO DE SANTA FROILA EN LA CAPILLA DE SAN FROILAN - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Location: CATEDRAL. LUGO. SPAIN.

Po Nagar is one of the most important and revered Cham sites in Vietnam, dating back to the 8th century CE. It is dedicated to the goddess Yang Ino Po Nagar and was originally constructed on the orders of the Kings of the Cham principality of Kauthara. Of the original eight towers, four remain standing. There is also a mandapa or meditation hall. The most impressive tower is called Thap Chinh, the North Tower, built in 817 and housing an image of the Hindu goddess Uma in her incarnation as Po Nagar. At the entrance, her husband the Hindu god Shiva dances on the back of his holy mount, the sacred bull Nandi. Although a Cham goddess, Yang Ino Po Nagar is now very much a patron goddess for Nha Trang, honoured and venerated by ethnic Viet and Chinese Buddhists as well as by Nha Trangs surviving Cham Hindu community. Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. Historically, the city was known as Kauthara under the Champa. T

simbolo romanico, ermita de nuestra señora de Pineta, valle de Pineta, parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido, Provincia de Huesca, Comunidad Autón...

Morocco, Rabat, Necropolis of Chella

Fragment from a Funerary Stele with a Medallion of a Cross and Leaves 6th-7th century In the 500s Apa (Father) Jeremias founded a Coptic monastery at Saqqara, the ancient Egyptian necropolis (cemetery) of the city of Memphis, near the oldest pyramids. He and the earliest monks lived in tombs at the site. As the monastery grew, several grand churches with lavish decoration were built, as well as many chapels, public buildings, and complexes of cells (rooms) for each monk. The monastery continued to grow after the Arab conquest with materials from early Byzantine tomb structures being reused for additional monastic structures. Inscriptions record prayers to numerous holy figures. Sculptural elements from Saqqara are often carved with deeply undercut patterns to intensify the play of light and shadow and to mask the solidity of the architecture. This sculptural style was popular throughout the Byzantine world in the 500s.. Fragment from a Funerary Stele with a Medallion of a Cross and Lea

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Templar Church of the Vera Cruz, Zamarramala, Segovia, Spain, Europe

Paleo-christian stele with Holy Grail and doves of the holy spirits. 5-7th cent AD. Seville.

Natha Siddha panels on inner side of wall in cave number twenty-nine in Panhale Kazi caves, Konkan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Republic of Albania. Moscopole. Monastery of Saint John the Baptist. 17th century. Orthodox. Exterior of the church. Detail of a cross.

Oman, Salalah, archaelogical site of Al Balid, old incense town, old stone inscription

Cruz tallada en la fachada de la iglesia de la Asuncion(s.XVI).Sallén de Gallego.Valle de Tena.Cordillera Pirenaica. Huesca. España.

cross in a bow cross in a bow, Romanesque hermitage of San Frutos, Las Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park, Segovia province, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21429030

INTERIOR - CAPITEL IMPOSTA DE QUINTANILLA DE LAS VIÑAS - RELIEVE VISIGOTICO - CRISTO REPRESENTADO COMO "SOL" - SIGLO VII. Location: ERMITA DE SANTA MARIA. QUINTANILLA DE LAS VINAS. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Slips of paper containing prayers in the cracks of the Western Wall, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel

Buddhist temple, Borobudur, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cartouche on the Palm-leaf column of Ramesses II. This column is from a temple primarily dedicated to the ram god Heryshef of Herakleopolis. Ramesses is twice shown making offerings to a local form of Osiris. 19th Dynasty, reigns of Ramesses II (about 1279-1213 BC) and Merenptah (about 1213-1203 BC). From Herakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina), temple of Heryshef Granite

Historic inscription at an Armenian orthodox church at Sanahin monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Armenia, Asia

Colombia, North West Amazon, Tukano Indigenous People, Detail Of Barasana Painted Design Including Spirit Guard Figure On Front Of Maloca/Communal Home. Tukano Sedentary Tribe Indian North Western Amazonia Maloca American Colombian Columbia Hispanic Indegent Latin America Latino South America Tukano Religion

Colombia, North West Amazon, Tukano Indigenous People, Barasana. Detail Of Rock Engravings Depicting Ancient Dancing Animal Spirits In Old Red Sandstone Strata At Edge Of Rio Piraparana. Tukano Sedentary Tribe North Western Amazonia American Colombian Columbia Hispanic History Indegent Latin America Latino South America Tukano

Egyptian hieroglyph depicting the Ankh. Temple of Horus in Edu. Egypt.

Epígrafes en el claustro.Catedral romanica de San Vicente(s.XI). Roda de Isábena.Aragón. España.

SEPULCRO DE SANTA FROILA EN LA CAPILLA DE SAN FROILAN - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Location: CATEDRAL. LUGO. SPAIN.

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Georgia, Kutaisi. Tomb of David IV of Georgia, at Gelati Monastery.

Gravestones at the church in Reelkirchen

The ancient Khachkar The ancient Khachkar in wall - carved memorial stone, Armenia Copyright: xZoonar.com/mikle15x 6398282

Bolivia. Santa Cruz department. Colonial Church of San José de Chiquitos (Chiquitania). Old Jesuit Mission(1698). UNESCO World Heritage Site..

Qasr ibn Wardan, Syria. A Christian cross carved in the Byzantine style on the 5th century ruins of a church at Qasr ibn Wardan, Syria

Angels on the lintel, Colonial Catholic Church, San Bartolomé Jocotenango, municipality of the department of Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Scandinavia. Stave church portal. Detail. Faberg church, Gudbrandsdal, Oppland, Norway. 13th century. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Eksjo church Runes tone in close up Runestone from around year 1000, was rediscovered in eksjo church wall in the year1887, and was erected again Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxMalesx 13432034

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Kirche Sankt Nicolai in Lemgo Detail Kirche Sankt Nicolai in Lemgo Detail Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 7349553

Close-up of byzantine mosaic in Church of St Peter; Gallicantu, Israel

Marble plate with old christian symbols in ancient city Hierapolis near Pamukkale, Turkey. Marble plate with old christian symbols in ancient city Hierapolis

Baptismal font of Basilica Son Peretó of Paleochristian cult Baptismal font of Basilica Son Peretó of Paleochristian cult, archeological site Son Peretó, Manacor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21930621

Monastery of San Juan de la Pena.Souls rising to heaven Monastery of San Juan de la Pena.Souls rising to heaven, pantheon of nobles s.XI . Serrablo.Huesca.Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22307755

Tombstones in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, the Jewish district in the Old Town. Lion of Judah on a Jewish gravestone. Praha. Czech Republic.

San Lorenzo del Escorial (Community of Madrid), 04/27/2018. Basilica and Cross in the Valley of the Fallen. Photo: Guillermo Navarro ARCHDC.

Spain, Andalusia, Jaen province, Segura y Las Villas National Park, Sierras de Cazorla, Gothic and Mudejar style, Virgen de Tiscar Sanctuary on sunny ...

Israel, Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Chapel of St. Helen, crosses etched by pilgrims in blocks line the stairs to the chapel.

Relieve semi sepultado tras la recontruccion de la Catedral gotica, siglo XIII. Dált Vila.Eivissa.Ibiza.Balearic islands.Spain.

Grave plaques and coats of arms at the former abbey of the Cistercian monks, built in 1161, Tennenbach valley, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

The Basilica of Gethsemane, Church of All Nations or Church of the Agony Mosaic pavement in the Basilica of Gethsemane. interior, showing modern floor and ancient fragment. 1924, Jerusalem, Israel

Randa cemetery Randa cemetery, Algaida, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21530668

DETALLE DEL PAÑO DE LOS REYES CATOLICOS - SIGLO XV. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.

Stone and Man cultural project adorns the rock walls of the town, Qaqortoq, Greenland

Located some 10 km (6 miles) southwest of Phang Nga town, this cave-temple is particularly venerated by local people and ranks as one indeed almost the only one of Phang Nga towns attractions beyond, of course, fabulous Phang Nga Bay. Two small conjoined caves are packed with Buddha images of all shapes and sizes, including a reclining Buddha, various spirit flags and the statue of a seated hermit. At various times in the past the cave-temple has attracted royal visitors, and the royal seals of several past Chakri dynasty monarchs including Rama V (King Chulalongkorn), Rama VII and the current Rama IX (King Bhumibol Adulyadej).

Viking Thorwald's cross-slab from Andreas Church on the Isle of Man, 10th century. Artist: Unknown

Templerkreuz Templerkreuz Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22593142

heart carved from the bark of a tree, Ruins of St Dunstan-in-the-East, former parish church and public garden, London, Great Britain.

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, monastery, painting, decorative arts, object of worship, saint, Religion , Art

Inlaid mosaic inside Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Turkey. Goreme National Park. Troglodyte church. Detail from a painting at the entrance of the troglodyte church. Central Antatolia.

Basílica del Fornàs de Torelló,mosaicos, siglo V-VI . Maó.Menorca.Balearic islands.Spain.

Gautama Buddha birth place in Lumbini, Nepal Unesco World Heritage Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Spirallabyrinth des Enpedrado spiral labyrinth of the enpedrado, Hermitage of the Virgin of Lomos de Orio, baroque of the XVII century, Natural Park Sierra Cebollera, Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22946071

Nepal, Everest Region, Khumbu Valley. The Everest Base Camp Trek is marked by religous buddhist holy stones.

Holy stone engraved buddhist mantra Dhukur Pokhari Pisang Nepal Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved Wooden Angels In The Mestizo-Baroque Style On An Original Support Beam Of The Jesuit Mission Of Santa Ana De Velasco, Santa Cruz Department, Bo...

Mexico, Chiapas, Ocosingo, Yaxchilan Mayan Ruins. Carved sacrificial stone

Cambodia, Angkor, Bayon Temple, stone carving

reliefs in the wall, church of Sant Felix de Vilac , Vilac , municipality of Vielha e Mijaran , Valle de Aran, cordillera de los Pirineos, Spain, europe.

Sacred place at Ancient monastery Noravank in the mountains in Amaghu valley, Armenia. Was founded in 1205.

Church of Santiago de Agüero, Agüero, Huesca, Spain.

Brahmi Inscriptions on railings encircling stupa no 1 near eastern gateway, Sanchi near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Mount Nebo 'Jebel Nebba' Nebo, Chapel of St. Mary. The mosaic Greek inscription before the apse. 1933, Jordan

CARVED BUDDHAS,NR GILGIT PAKISTAN

sepultura, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Llivia, comarca de la Baja Cerdaña ,Data del siglo XVI, Llivia, catalunya,Girona, pirineos catalanes, Spain.

St. Patrick's Cross, original cross of Saint Patrick, Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, British Isles, Europe

Runic stone, Old Uppsala, Sweden, 1984

Jordan, Aqaba. Church of the Dormition. Byzantine Mosaics. 1st to 7th centuries AD.

sculptural frieze with an agricultural calendar sculptural frieze with an agricultural calendar, San Galindo Chapel, Parish Church of San Bartolomé, Campisábalos, Guadalajara, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21420082

Chiaravalle di Fiastra Abbey. Tolentino. Marche. Italy. Europe.

Detail of marble 'Star of David' at site of ancient Jewish temple in Capernaum, Israel.

Nepal Kathmandu rocks engraved

Carved pillar in Karla caves in 2nd century B.C., Lonavala, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Israel. Susiya near Hebron. Synagogue inscription. 9-10th cent. Mosaic floor in memory of a priest and scribe. Aramaic. Peace Upon Israel Amen (bottom line). Roman-Byzantine (Talmudic) era.

ESTELA CON INSCRIPCIONES RUNICAS. Fechada en el s. XII. UPPSALA. Suecia.

Celtic Cross, Francis Edmond Currey (attributed to), 1862 photograph Great Britain paper. cardboard albumen print the cross ~ symbols of Christ Great Britain

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