Today they are kept in the Shrine of the Three Kings in the Cologne cathedral.

The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral.

The Shrine of the Three Kings ( German Dreikönigsschrein ) is a reliquary said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men.

The Shrine of the Three Kings is approximately 43 inches ( 110 cm ) wide, 60 inches ( 153 cm ) high, and 87 inches ( 220 cm ) long.

There are several theories about the origin of the name " Iwate ", but the most well known is the tale Oni no tegata, which is associated with the Mitsuishi or " Three Rocks " Shrine in Morioka.

Since the late 1970s, five " great revolutionary plays " have been promoted as prototypes of the party's literature: The Shrine for a Tutelary Deity, a theatrical rendition of The Flower Girl, Three Men, One Party, " A Letter from a Daughter, and Hyolbun mangukhoe " ( Resentment at the World Conference ).

Shingu literally means ' New Shrine ' and refers to Hayatama Shrine, one of the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano ( See ).

Mosan art was an especially refined regional style, with much superb metalwork surviving, often combined with enamel, and elements of classicism rare in Romanesque art, as in the Baptismal font at St Bartholomew's Church, Liège, or the Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne, one of a number of surviving works by Nicholas of Verdun, whose services were sought across north-western Europe.

The dramatic gate, or torii, of Itsukushima Shrine is one of Japan's most popular tourist attractions, and the most recognizable and celebrated feature of the Itsukushima shrine, and the view of the gate in front of the island's Mount Misen is classified as one of the Three Views of Japan ( along with the sand bar Amanohashidate, and Matsushima Bay ).

, also known as Sanja-sama (" Shrine of the Three gods "), is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in Tokyo, Japan.

Three years later in 994, Ichijō refined the scope of that composite list by adding Umenomiya Shrine and Gion Shrine.

From there they eventually made their way to Germany and the Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral now reportedly holds their remains.

They usually, but not always, came in a set of three representing the Three Wise Monkeys carved in wood above the Shrine of Toshogu in Nikkō, Japan.

The Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral, the Anno Shrine in Siegburg and the Shrine of Our Lady in Tournai are among the best examples of his work.

* Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral ( 1180 ) by Nicholas of Verdun

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* The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire-A three part saga wherein one of the Kings of Hyperborea is forced to meet the forces of the Chaos Lord Angsaar at the Shrine of A ' zura-Kai, where they battle for control of the powerful Crystal of Mera.

Young's plays include: Guenevere, Addio, Madretta, At The Shrine, The Star In The Trees, Twilight Saint, The Dead Poet, The Seven Kings and the Wind, and The Queen of Sheba, to name a few.

Now, the statues are located next to Kami-Hata Shrine, though they are not attached to the shrine itself, for the Deva Kings are of Buddhist origin while the shrine is Shinto.

The Shrine of Remembrance, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I and is now a memorial to all Australians who have served in war.

Kings Domain contains open lawns and stands of both native and exotic trees, which surround Government House, the Shrine of Remembrance and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Shrine to the Qian Kings at West Lake, Hangzhou.

A statue of Qian Liu by the shore of the West Lake in Hangzhou, near the Shrine to the Qian Kings where Qian Liu and his successors are commemorated.

Front gate of the Shrine to the Qian Kings in Hangzhou, by the West Lake.

The Hall of the Five Kings, the main hall of the Shrine to the Qian Kings in Hangzhou.

* 1879 – The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly appears at Knock Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland.

He points out that Shrine 261 is not strictly analogous to the Ark of the Covenant: it can only be said that the Anubis Shrine is " ark-like ", constructed of wood, gilded and gessoed, stored within a sacred tomb, " guarding " the treasury of the tomb ( and not the primary focus of that environment ), that it contains compartments within it that store and hold sacred objects, that it has a figure of Anubis on its lid, and that it was carried by two staves permanently inserted into rings at its base and borne by eight priests in the funerary procession to Tutankhamun's tomb.

The emperor's kami is venerated at the Kashihara Shrine a Shinto shrine located at Kashihara in Nara prefecture, where his palace was said to have been located.

), Sujin told his ministers he wanted to look at divine treasures brought from the heavens by which were housed in Izumo Shrine.

According to Asama Shrine tradition, the earliest veneration of Konohanasakuya-hime at the base of Mount Fuji was in the 8th month of the 3rd year of the reign of Emperor Suinin.

* Imperial Princess Shikiko ( 識子内親王 ) ( 874 – 906 ), 21st Saiō ( Imperial Princess serving at Ise Shrine ) 877 – 880

In October 1772, Ahmad Shah retired to his home in Kandahar where he died peacefully and was buried at a site that is now adjacent to the Shrine of the Cloak.

" On June 7, 1952, President Harry S. Truman received the medallion after a breakfast speech at the Shrine Mosque for the 35th Division Association.

An IKEA 4. 5 Museum display at the outer precinct of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan

To this day, Ōmoto-kyō priests oversee a ceremony in Ueshiba's honor every April 29 at the Aiki Shrine in Iwama.

Saiō also served at Ise Shrine.

Later, ` Abdu ' l-Bahá designated the Shrine of Bahá ' u ' lláh at Bahji, Israel as a site of pilgrimage.

The UK National Shrine is located at the Catholic church at Crediton, Devon, which has a bas-relief of the felling of Thor's Oak, by sculptor Kenneth Carter.

A woman tying her fortune ( omikuji ) at Kasuga Shrine

In 1871, a Ministry of Rites was formed and Shinto shrines were divided into twelve levels with the Ise Shrine ( dedicated to Amaterasu, and thus symbolic of the legitimacy of the Imperial family ) at the peak and small sanctuaries of humble towns at the base.

A miko ( woman consecrated to a Shinto deity ) at Inari Shrine.

Dedicated sake barrels at Itsukushima Shrine

In an effort to spur membership, at the June 6, 1876 meeting of Mecca Temple, the Imperial Grand Council of the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America was created.

Image: Shrine Peace Memorial-CNE Grounds, Toronto ( September 1 2005 ). jpg | Shrine Peace Memorial at CNE grounds in Toronto

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