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From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR

A scanned and digitally re-created 3D model of the Rotunda and Aedicule of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in The Holy City, a virtual reality experience in the metaverse, an immersive world where people can connect via avatars is pictured on Oct. 24, 2018. (The Holy City VR via AP) A scanned and digitally re-created 3D model of a mosaic depicting Christ's body being prepared after his death, set behind the Stone of Anointing, in The Holy City, a virtual reality experience in the metaverse is pictured on Oct. 24, 2018. (The Holy City VR via AP) A screen model of Jerusalem that has been scanned and digitally re-created in 3D to be used in the virtual reality experience The Holy City. is pictured on Jan. 5, 2018. (The Holy City VR via AP) This July 22, 2019, photo taken from video gives a 360-degree view of Ramadan prayers on the plateau of the Dome of the Rock, which can be seen in The Holy City, a virtual reality experience in the metaverse. (The Holy City VR via AP) Students at the University of Miami participate in a course titled Religion and Sacred Spaces in the Era of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence on May 19, 2022. (Kim Grinfeder via AP) Villanova professor Frank Klassner uses the university's CAVE facility to give students a virtual tour of the Piazza Di Espagna in Rome on Oct. 2, 2014. (Villanova University via AP) Students at the University of Miami participate in a course titled Religion and Sacred Spaces in the Era of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence on April 9, 2019. (Kim Grinfeder via AP)