Most Famous Landmarks-part 4 - Sacred Mountains

Most Famous Landmarks and Cultural Monuments in the World - Sacred Mountains

Mountains have been in almost any culture and since long times places of adoration, admiration, and beliefs. They where said to be the seat of gods, goddesses, deities and other spiritual beings. Their sheer beauty or their vast proportions, or just their natural existence led people sense divinity.

"The tourist comes here with the camera taking pictures all over. What has he got? Another photo to take home, keep part of the place. He should get another lens – see straight inside. Wouldn't see big rock then. He would see that Kuniya living right inside there as from the beginning…"
Kunmanara, Traditional Owner

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	Mountain		Continent
		Mount Fuji Mount Fuji represents for the Japanese beauty and harmony and is also a symbol of Japan. Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	Asia
		Mount Everest since mid 19th century known as the highest mountain on Earth situated in the Sagarmatha zone of Tibet, China	Asia
		Kilimanjaro Africa's highest Mountain rising 4,000 m from its surrounding Savanna. Tanzania	Africa
		Mount Vesuvius, the volcano which destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum near Naples, Italy	Europe
		Mount Olympus the highest mountain range in Greece and the mythical seat of the ancient Greek pantheon. Greece	Europe
		Ayers Rock (Uluru) the famous sandstone rock formation in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is sacred to the Anangu of the area. Around the base of Uluru are important areas of cultural significance. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Australia	Australia/Oceania
		Mount Ararat According to the book of Genesis Noah's Ark came to rest at the mountains of Ararat. Turkey	Asia
		Mount Kailash (Gang Rinpoche) the holy peak in the Gangdisê Range, a part of the Himalayas in Tibet, China. In Hindu belief it is the abode of Shiva and Pārvatī, they reside at the summit of mount Kailāśā in a state of perpetual meditation.