Abandoned Sacred Places

Lawrence Joffe is a graduate in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University. He then took a postgraduate degree in journalism from City University and has written about 150 obituaries for the Guardian, as well as reviews for the Independent and Jewish Chronicle and features for the Middle East, among others. Born in South Africa and resident in London, Lawrence has edited numerous books, lectured on history and religion, and in the past has appeared as a commentator on BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. His own books include Keesings Guide to the Middle East and An Illustrated History of the Jewish People.

• IntroductionAFRICA Tassili, Algeria Giza Pyramids, Egypt Khonsu Temple, Luxor\Karnak, Egypt Abu Simbel, Egypt Medinet Habu, Ancient Egypt Nubian Pyramids, Sudan Ptomelaic Egypt: Temple of Kom Ombo and Temple of Edfu Roman Africa: Dougga, Tunisia; Sbeitia, Tunisia Christian Tombs, Al-Bagawat, Egypt Roman Basilica, Volubilis, Morocco Roman Basilica, Leptis Magna, Libya Mosque, Kilwa Kisiwani Island, TanzaniaTHE MIDDLE EAST Ain Dara, Syria Petra, Jordan Mada’in Saleh, Saudi Arabia Myra Necropolis, Turkey Temple of Artemis, Jerash, Jordan Temple of Baal, Palmyra, Syria Palmyra, Syria Zechariah’s Tomb, Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, Israel Absalom’s Tomb, Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, Israel Sumatar, Sabian site, Turkey At Hamat Synagogue, Tiberias, Israel Dura-Europos Synagogue, Syria Mushabbak Basilica, Dead Cities of Syria, Syria Cathedral/Mosque Fethiye, Ani, Turkey Church of the Redeemer, Ani, Turkey Orthodox Church Kayaköy, Turkey Lower Church, Kayaköy, Turkey Modern Mosque, Desert, Dubai Armenian Church, Mosul, IraqASIA Tomb of Darius, Naqsh-e Rustem, Iran Garni Ancient Roman Temple, Armenia Zvarnots Early Christian Cathedral, Armenia Ajanta Caves, India Elephanta Caves, Hindu, India Ellora Caves, India Site of Bamyan Buddhas, Afghanistan Khajuraho Hindu and Jain Temples, India Borobudur Buddhist Temples, Java, Indonesia Prambanan Hindu Temples, Indonesia Angkor Khmer Temples, Cambodia Prasat Hin Mueang Tam Khmer Temples, Thailand Bagan Temples, Burma Mogao Caves, China Polunnaruwa, Sri Lanka My Son, Cham Temple, Vietnam Ayutthaya, Thailand Hampi, India Bodhesar Jain Temple, Pakistan Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Delhi, India Trai Tim Church, Nam Dinh, Vietnam Buddhist Shrine, Nokogiri, Japan Buddhist Shrine, Nepal Muslim Necropolises, Kazakhstan Shiva Sunken Temple, Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India British Colonial Church, Ross Island, Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean Chicken Church, IndonesiaTHE AMERICAS AND THE PACIFIC Pyramid, Caral Supe, Peru Temple of the Sun, Tiwanaku, Bolivia Nazca Lines, Peru Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA Guatape Rock, Colombia Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico Mayan Sites: Lamanai Mask Temple, Belize Sacred Cenote, Mexico Becan, Yucatan, Mexico Copan, Honduras Yaxchilan, Mexico Tikal, Guatemala Incan Sites: Machu Picchu, Peru Moray Circle, Peru Easter Island statues Russian Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska, USA Church, Dooley, Montana Church, Dorothy, Alberta Anglican Old Church, Godmanchester, Quebec, Canada Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana Lower East Side Synagogue, New York East Methodist Church, Detroit Potosi Church, Venezuela Jesuit Mission, La Santisima Trinidad e Parana, Paraguay Jesuit Mission, Jesus de Tavarangue, Paraguay San Juan Parangaricutiro Church, Mexico Port au Prince Cathedral, Haiti Penal Colony Church, TasmaniaEUROPE Hagar Qim, Malta – 4thC BCE megalithic site Stonehenge, England Parthenon, Athens, Greece Temple of Delphi, Greece Altar, Pompeii, Italy Ercole Temple, Agrigento, Sicily Tomb of the Kings, Cyprus Baptistry, Butrint, Albania Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire, England Elgin Cathedral, Moray, Scotland Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland Ermita de la Piedad Chapel, near Segovia, Spain Church, Bussana Vecchia, Liguria, Italy Abbey, Mont-Saint-Eloi, France Villers Abbey, Wallonia, Belgium All Saints, Stovlinky, Czech Republic Catholic Church, Near Chervonohorod, Nyrkiv, Ukraine Novotroitskoye Church, Lipetsk Region, Russia Bogorodskoye Village Church, Penza Region, Russia Monastery near Kalach, Voronezh, Russia Church of Our Lady of Kazan, Yaropolets, Volokolamsk District, Russia Wooden Church, Maslovskaya Arkhangelsk Region, Russia Highgate Cemetery, London Kaiser Wilhelm Church, Berlin, Germany Church of St Etienne the Old, Caen, Normandy France Church, Oradour-sur-Glane, France St Luke’s Church, Liverpool, England Vidin Synagogue, Bulgaria Jewish Cemetery, Vienna, Austria Jewish Cemetery, Wroclaw, Poland Submerged Church, Reschensee, South Tyrol, Italy St Nicholas’s Cathedral, Kalyazin, Russia Church, Jrebchevo, Bulgaria