Home›Ancient Greek Sites›UNESCO World Heritage Status›Inscribed on the World Heritage ListBrowse ByInscribed on the World Heritage ListThis page groups sacred sites by whether UNESCO has formally recognized them. Wikipedia notes elsewhere that cultural traditions can be "recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," the same kind of international listing that applies to World Heritage sites. Browsing by UNESCO status lets a visitor see which sacred sites carry that international recognition and which do not.FactsLearn MoreInscribed on the World Heritage ListSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedSanctuaries rather than congregational buildings. A Greek temple housed the god's image; the cult acted at the altar in the open air outside it, and the sanctuary boundary, not the roof, made the place holy. The group includes the panhellenic sanctuaries, which belonged to no single city and drew the whole Greek world to their oracles and games. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreSacred Sites of Ancient Greece This group gathers the sacred sites of ancient Greek religion, the temples, sanctuaries and oracles where the gods were worshipped and consulted. Greek sacred places included panhellenic sanctuaries that drew worshippers from across the Greek world and hosted the great games and oracles. The browser will find the temples of the Olympian gods, the oracular sanctuaries and the sacred precincts of the Greek cities. The entries describe each site's deity, cult and history as a place of a historical religion.Inscribed on the World Heritage ListFilter Results7 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (1)Pilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (5)Cult Centre OfAllApollo (1)Artemis (1)Asclepius (1)Athena (1)Associated WithAllApollo (2)Artemis (2)Asclepius (1)Zeus (2)Originated InAllAnatolia and Asia Minor (1)Greece (4)Turkey (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-800 (1)-700 (1)-600 (1)Practice StatusAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (6)Site TypeAllSacred city or quarter (1)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (1)Sanctuary or oracle complex (4)Temple or temple complex (1)TraditionAllAncient Greek Religion (7)Hellenic Polytheism (Hellenismos) (1)CountryAllGreece (5)Turkey (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7DelosInscribed on the World Heritage ListDelphiInscribed on the World Heritage ListEphesus and the Temple of ArtemisInscribed on the World Heritage ListEpidaurusInscribed on the World Heritage ListMount OlympusInscribed on the World Heritage ListOlympiaInscribed on the World Heritage ListTroy (Ilium)Inscribed on the World Heritage ListSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Greek Religiontier 1Walter Burkert, Harvard University Press, 1985View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.