Crossword puzzle clue "some statue sites"

PLAZA, (Spanish) a public square, e.g. in a town

NICHE, to place in a hollow

PAD, to stuff or fill with soft material

an object of worship

AISLE, a passage between seats

ALTAR, a raised structure used in worship

ANKLE, to walk

APSE, a rounded extension at the end of a building, esp. at the east end of a church