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 |
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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] | 2024 | 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- ^ Boyles, Ann. For the Betterment of the World, to the Glory of God - The Emergence of Baháʼí Houses of Worship.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Razing of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of Ishqabad. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 479-481.
- ^ Inauguration of Temple Dependencies. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 742-748.
- ^ a b c d The Mother Temple of Africa. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 704-719.
- ^ a b c The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Antipodes. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 720-732.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dedication of the Mother Temple of Europe. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 483-486.
- ^ Bahai.de: Haus der Andacht - Architektur.
- ^ The Mother Temple of Latin America. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 593-594.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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