List of Baháʼí Houses of Worship

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A map of the location of Baháʼí Houses of Worship throughout the world: green represents countries that currently have Baháʼí Houses of Worship (with a black dot for the city); light green represents countries where Baháʼí Houses of Worship are planned or under construction; and red represents countries where a Baháʼí House of Worship previously existed.

The following list is an overview of Baháʼí Houses of Worship (Mashriqu'l-Adhkár) throughout the world that have been constructed, are currently under construction, or are in the planning phases.

# (by opening date) Type Region Country City Image Foundation (stone) laid / Groundbreaking Completion / Dedication Architect(s) Seating Height (in meters, approximately) Dependencies Comments
1. Local[1] Central Asia Turkmenistan Ishqabad (Ashkabad)
1902[2] 1919[2] Ustad Ali-Akbar-i-Banna[2] A school for boys (completed in 1897), a school for girls (completed in 1907), a travellers' hostel, a medical dispensary, a library and a public reading room.[2] Demolished in 1963 after 1948 earthquake[2][3]
2. Mother Temple of the West North America United States Wilmette
1912[2] 1953[2] Louis Bourgeois[2] 1200[2] 42[2] Home for the aged (1959[4] until 2002[2])
3. Mother Temple of Africa Africa Uganda Kampala
1958[5] 1961[5] Charles Mason Remey[5] 400[5] 38[2]
4. Mother Temple of the Antipodes Australasia Australia Sydney
1958[6] 1961[6] Charles Mason Remey[6] 600[2] 38[7]
5. Mother Temple of Europe Europe Germany Langenhain
1960[8] 1964[9] Teuto Rocholl[8] 600[8] 28[10] Home for the aged[2]
6. Mother Temple of Latin America Latin America Panama Panama City
1967[11] 1972[12] Peter Tillotson[12] 550[12] 28[12]
7. Mother Temple of the Pacific Pacific Samoa Apia
1979[13] 1984[14] Husayn Amanat (Hossein Amanat)[14] 700[14] 28[14]
8. Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent (Lotus Temple) Asia India New Delhi
1977[15] 1986[16] Fariburz Sahba[17] 1300[18] 34[19]
9. Mother Temple of South America South America Chile Santiago
2010[20] 2016[21] Siamak Hariri[22][23] 600[24] 30[25]
10. Local Asia Cambodia Battambang
2015[26] 2017[27] Tang Sochet Vitou[28][29] 200-250 12[30]
11. Local South America Colombia Villa Rica, Cauca
2016[31] 2018[32] Gutierrez Chacón[33] 250 18[34]
12. Local Africa Kenya Matunda Soy
2019[35] 2021[36] Neda Samimi[37] 250[37] 18[38]
13. Local Pacific Vanuatu Tanna 2019[39] 2021 Ashkan Mostaghim[40] 250 13.3
14. National Africa DR Congo Kinshasa 2020 (design)[41] 2023[42][43] Wolff Architects[41] 500-700 30
15. National Asia Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2019[44] Henry Lape, Saeed Granfar[45] 350[45] 16[46]
16. Local Asia India Bihar Sharif 2020 (design)[47] Moulshri Joshi, Amritha Ballal, and Suditya Sinha[47] 500[48] 16[48]
17. Local Asia Nepal Kanchanpur 2023 (announcement)[49][50]
18. Local Africa Zambia Mwinilunga 2023 (announcement)[51][50]
19. National North America Canada Toronto 2023 (announcement)[52][50]

Further reading[edit]

  • Herrmann, Duane L. (1994). Firuz Kazemzadeh; Betty Fisher; Howard Garey; Robert Stockman; James Stokes (eds.). "Houses as perfect as is possible". World Order. 26 (1). National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States: 17–31.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Boyles, Ann. For the Betterment of the World, to the Glory of God - The Emergence of Baháʼí Houses of Worship.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Badiee, Julie (2009). "Mashriqu'l-Adhkár". Baháʼí Encyclopedia Project. Evanston, IL: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of the United States.
  3. ^ Razing of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of Ishqabad. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 479-481.
  4. ^ Inauguration of Temple Dependencies. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 742-748.
  5. ^ a b c d The Mother Temple of Africa. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 704-719.
  6. ^ a b c The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Antipodes. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 720-732.
  7. ^ Hassall, Graham (2012). "The Baháʼí House of Worship: Localization and universal form". In Cusack, Carole M.; Norman, Alex (eds.). Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production. Leiden, Nerthelands: Brill Publishers. ISBN 9789004221871. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Design for the Mother Temple of Europe and Hand of the Cause Amelia Collins Lays the Foundation Stone. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 738-740.
  9. ^ Dedication of the Mother Temple of Europe. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 483-486.
  10. ^ Bahai.de: Haus der Andacht - Architektur.
  11. ^ The Mother Temple of Latin America. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 593-594.
  12. ^ a b c d Dedication of the Mother Temple of Latin America and the International Teaching Conference, Panama City, Panama, 28 April - 2 May 1972. Bahá'í World, Volume 15: 1968-1973. pp. 632-649.
  13. ^ The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands, 27 January 1979. Bahá'í World, Volume 17: 1976-1979. pp. 391-394.
  14. ^ a b c d The Dedication of the First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands and the International Teaching Conference, Apia, Western Samoa, 30 August - 2 September 1984. Bahá'í World, Volume 19: 1983-1986. pp. 547-557.
  15. ^ The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Mother Temple of the Indian Sub-Continent, 17 October 1977. Bahá'í World, Volume 17: 1976-1979. pp. 368-370.
  16. ^ Sahba, Naysan. The Dedication of the First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Indian Sub-Continent and the International Teaching Conference New Delhi, India, 23-27 December 1986. Bahá'í World, Volume 20: 1986-1992. pp. 731-753.
  17. ^ The Baháʼí House of Worship: Meet the Architect.
  18. ^ "In the shadow of the lotus, peace and calm prevail". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  19. ^ "Architecture of the Baháʼí House of Worship". National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of India. 2012. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  20. ^ "Excavation work commences for Chile's "temple of light"". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  21. ^ "Temple hailed as a transcendental 'gift' to Chile and the continent". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  22. ^ "Translucent temple for Chile". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  23. ^ "Where spirit and form fuse: reflections on the architecture of the Chile Temple". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  24. ^ "RAIC names recipient of the Innovation in Architecture Award". Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  25. ^ Díaz, Francisco (12 January 2017). "In the Heights: The Baháʼí Temple of South America, Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile". Canadian Architect. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  26. ^ "First groundbreaking for a local House of Worship". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  27. ^ ""A new dawn is breaking": House of Worship inaugurated in Cambodia". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  28. ^ "Dawn unveiling for Cambodian temple design". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  29. ^ "Spirit and aspirations of a people: Reflections of Temple's architect". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  30. ^ "Sacred symbol raised in Cambodia Temple". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  31. ^ "Ground broken for the Colombia House of Worship". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  32. ^ "Colombia Temple dedicated in joyful ceremony". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  33. ^ "On eve of dedication, architect reflects on culture, environment, spiritual principle". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  34. ^ "Colombia Temple nears completion as dome is adorned with sacred symbol". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  35. ^ "Groundbreaking reflects unifying spirit of Kenya temple". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  36. ^ "Kenya: First Local Bahá'í temple in Africa opens its doors | BWNS". Bahá’í World News Service. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  37. ^ a b "Local Temple design unveiled in Kenya". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  38. ^ "Construction progresses on Kenya Temple". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  39. ^ "Milestone for Vanuatu Temple uplifts, galvanizes island". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  40. ^ "Design of Vanuatu Temple unveiled". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  41. ^ a b "Design unveiled for first Baha'i Temple in the DRC". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  42. ^ "DRC: First national House of Worship opens its doors | BWNS". Bahá’í World News Service. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  43. ^ "RDC : inauguration de la première " Maison d'adoration " baha'ie à Kinshasa". acpcongo (in French). 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  44. ^ "Construction advances on historic first national Baha'i House of Worship". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  45. ^ a b "Design of national temple unveiled at Naw-Ruz amidst great joy". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  46. ^ "Papua New Guinea: House of Worship takes shape". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  47. ^ a b "Local Temple design unveiled in India". Baháʼí World News Service. Baháʼí International Community. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  48. ^ a b "Design of Baha'i House of Worship in Bihar Sharif unveiled". Architecture + Design. architecturedesign.in. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  49. ^ "2023 Riḍván Message - To the Bahá'ís of the World". universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  50. ^ a b c "Houses of Worship: Three new Houses of Worship to be established | BWNS". Bahá’í World News Service. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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  52. ^ "2023 Riḍván Message - To the Bahá'ís of the World". universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.

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