<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">wayside shrines</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>wayside crosses</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>shrines</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>shrines, wayside</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>wayside altars</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>wayside shrine</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Shrines erected by the side of the road as stations devoted to honor or worship of a deity or sacred figure of any faith. It may incorporate an altar or image of the deity; it may mark a crossroad. Examples include those found in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan, and in Christian Europe and the Americas. For crosses serving as roadside markers, use "wayside crosses." ]]></note></mads>