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- September 1
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Panama City, Panama that was completed in 1972, and designed by Peter Tillotson. It serves as the mother temple of Latin America. It is perched on a high cliff, "Cerro Sonsonate" ("Singing Hill") overlooking the city, and is constructed of local stone laid in a pattern reminiscent of Native American fabric designs. The dome is covered with thousands of small oval tiles, and the entrance gates of the temple are constructed in a unique three-dimensional design each consisting of an equilateral triangle of three vertical posts with multiple rows of bars stretching between them at various angles, each row of which gradually changes from vertical to horizontal. | ||
- September 2
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Tiapapata, 8 km from Apia, Samoa that was completed in 1984 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands. The design was by Hossein Amanat, and was dedicated by Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of Samoa (1913-2007), who was the first reigning Bahá’í monarch. Its 30 meter domed structure is open to the public for individual prayer, commemoration of Bahá’í holy days, and weekly devotional meetings. The structure is completely open to the island breezes. | ||
- September 3
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois that was completed in 1953; the Wilmette House of Worship is the largest and the oldest surviving temple. Known as the "Mother Temple of the West" it stands on the shores of Lake Michigan. The cladding is made out of white portland cement concrete with both clear and white quartz aggregate. It has received numerous design awards, and is a prominent Chicago-area landmark. The principal architect was Louis Bourgeois. | ||
- September 4
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This is an image of the Mother Temple of Africa situated on Kikaya Hill on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda that was designed by Charles Mason Remey. Its foundation stone was laid in January 1958, and it was dedicated on 13 January 1961. The building is more than 130 feet high, and over 100 meters in diameter at the base. The dome, made up of lace-like tiles rises over 124 feet high and is 44 feet in diameter. The foundation goes 10 feet underground to protect it from earthquakes common in this part of the world. The fifty acre property includes the House of Worship, extensive gardens, a guesthouse, and an administrative center. | ||
- September 5
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This is a picture of the outside of the Tainan City Center in Tainan City, Taiwan. Tainan City is located in the south of Taiwan and the center pictured is the only Bahá’í Center in Taiwan, not including the National Office in Taipei. | ||
- September 6
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This picture is from inside the Los Angeles, California Bahá’í Center. The Los Angeles Center is host to many weekly events and acts as the main center for the Baha'is in the Los Angeles, facilitating most community events. | ||
- September 7
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This picture is from outside of the Bahá’í National Office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It acts as the Hazíratu'l-Quds for West Malaysia. | ||
- September 8
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Panama City, Panama that was completed in 1972, and designed by Peter Tillotson. It serves as the mother temple of Latin America. It is perched on a high cliff, "Cerro Sonsonate" ("Singing Hill") overlooking the city, and is constructed of local stone laid in a pattern reminiscent of Native American fabric designs. The dome is covered with thousands of small oval tiles, and the entrance gates of the temple are constructed in a unique three-dimensional design each consisting of an equilateral triangle of three vertical posts with multiple rows of bars stretching between them at various angles, each row of which gradually changes from vertical to horizontal. | ||
- September 9
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This is a picture of the outside of the Tainan City Center in Tainan City, Taiwan. Tainan City is located in the south of Taiwan and the center pictured is the only Bahá’í Center in Taiwan, not including the National Office in Taipei. | ||
- September 10
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Sydney, Australia. It was dedicated on September 17, 1961, and open to the public after four years of construction. The initial design by Charles Mason Remey was approved in 1957, and given to Sydney architect John Brogan to develop and complete. The surrounding gardens contain native plants including waratahs, several grevillea including the unique caleyi, the native pea, wattle and wooody pear, plus three species of eucalypts. The property is set high in a natural bushland setting of 380,000 square metres in Ingleside, a northern suburb overlooking the Pacific Ocean. | ||
- September 11
- September 12
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This is a conceptual drawing of the continental House of Worship for South America in Santiago, Chile. In late 2002, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile and the Universal House of Justice announced a competition for the design of the mother temple of South America, to be built outside Santiago. The winning design featured sides composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass, and an interior lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. | ||
- September 13
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Built in the third stage of the building of the Arc, the Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts is the base of the scholars and translators who study and translate the Bahá’í texts to assist the Universal House of Justice. The architect was Hossein Amanat and it was completed in 1999. | ||
- September 14
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This is an image of the House of Worship in New Delhi, India was completed in 1986 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent. It has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. The architect was an Iranian who now lives in Canada, named Fariborz Sahba. Inspired by the lotus flower, its design is composed of 27 free-standing marble clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides. Slightly more than 40 meters tall, its surface shining white marble, the temple at times seems to float above its 26 acre (105,000 m²) nine surrounding ponds. | ||
- September 15
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Panama City, Panama that was completed in 1972, and designed by Peter Tillotson. It serves as the mother temple of Latin America. It is perched on a high cliff, "Cerro Sonsonate" ("Singing Hill") overlooking the city, and is constructed of local stone laid in a pattern reminiscent of Native American fabric designs. The dome is covered with thousands of small oval tiles, and the entrance gates of the temple are constructed in a unique three-dimensional design each consisting of an equilateral triangle of three vertical posts with multiple rows of bars stretching between them at various angles, each row of which gradually changes from vertical to horizontal. | ||
- September 16
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The Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel, is the spot where the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábi faith and forerunner of Bahá’u’lláh in the Bahá’í Faith, have been laid to rest; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Bahá’ís. Its precise location on Mount Carmel was designated by Bahá’u’lláh himself to his eldest son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in 1891. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá planned the structure, which was designed and completed several years later by his grandson, Shoghi Effendi. | ||
- September 17
- September 18
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Sydney, Australia. It was dedicated on September 17, 1961, and open to the public after four years of construction. The initial design by Charles Mason Remey was approved in 1957, and given to Sydney architect John Brogan to develop and complete. The surrounding gardens contain native plants including waratahs, several grevillea including the unique caleyi, the native pea, wattle and wooody pear, plus three species of eucalypts. The property is set high in a natural bushland setting of 380,000 square metres in Ingleside, a northern suburb overlooking the Pacific Ocean. | ||
- September 19
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This is an image of the continental House of Worship for South America in Santiago, Chile. In late 2002, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile and the Universal House of Justice announced a competition for the design of the mother temple of South America, to be built outside Santiago. The winning design featured sides composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass, and an interior lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. | ||
- September 20
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This is an image of the House of Worship in New Delhi, India was completed in 1986 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent. It has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. The architect was an Iranian who now lives in Canada, named Fariborz Sahba. Inspired by the lotus flower, its design is composed of 27 free-standing marble clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides. Slightly more than 40 meters tall, its surface shining white marble, the temple at times seems to float above its 26 acre (105,000 m²) nine surrounding ponds. | ||
- September 21
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This is an image of the Mother Temple of Africa situated on Kikaya Hill on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda that was designed by Charles Mason Remey. Its foundation stone was laid in January 1958, and it was dedicated on 13 January 1961. The building is more than 130 feet high, and over 100 meters in diameter at the base. The dome, made up of lace-like tiles rises over 124 feet high and is 44 feet in diameter. The foundation goes 10 feet underground to protect it from earthquakes common in this part of the world. The fifty acre property includes the House of Worship, extensive gardens, a guesthouse, and an administrative center. | ||
- September 22
- September 23
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Tiapapata, 8 km from Apia, Samoa that was completed in 1984 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands. The design was by Hossein Amanat, and was dedicated by Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of Samoa (1913-2007), who was the first reigning Bahá’í monarch. Its 30 meter domed structure is open to the public for individual prayer, commemoration of Bahá’í holy days, and weekly devotional meetings. The structure is completely open to the island breezes. | ||
- September 24
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Panama City, Panama that was completed in 1972, and designed by Peter Tillotson. It serves as the mother temple of Latin America. It is perched on a high cliff, "Cerro Sonsonate" ("Singing Hill") overlooking the city, and is constructed of local stone laid in a pattern reminiscent of Native American fabric designs. The dome is covered with thousands of small oval tiles, and the entrance gates of the temple are constructed in a unique three-dimensional design each consisting of an equilateral triangle of three vertical posts with multiple rows of bars stretching between them at various angles, each row of which gradually changes from vertical to horizontal. | ||
- September 25
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This is a conceptual drawing of the continental House of Worship for South America in Santiago, Chile. In late 2002, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile and the Universal House of Justice announced a competition for the design of the mother temple of South America, to be built outside Santiago. The winning design featured sides composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass, and an interior lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. | ||
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- September 27
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This is an image of the House of Worship in New Delhi, India was completed in 1986 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent. It has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. The architect was an Iranian who now lives in Canada, named Fariborz Sahba. Inspired by the lotus flower, its design is composed of 27 free-standing marble clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides. Slightly more than 40 meters tall, its surface shining white marble, the temple at times seems to float above its 26 acre (105,000 m²) nine surrounding ponds. | ||
- September 28
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The Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel, is the spot where the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábi faith and forerunner of Bahá’u’lláh in the Bahá’í Faith, have been laid to rest; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Bahá’ís. Its precise location on Mount Carmel was designated by Bahá’u’lláh himself to his eldest son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in 1891. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá planned the structure, which was designed and completed several years later by his grandson, Shoghi Effendi. | ||
- September 29
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Sydney, Australia. It was dedicated on September 17, 1961, and open to the public after four years of construction. The initial design by Charles Mason Remey was approved in 1957, and given to Sydney architect John Brogan to develop and complete. The surrounding gardens contain native plants including waratahs, several grevillea including the unique caleyi, the native pea, wattle and wooody pear, plus three species of eucalypts. The property is set high in a natural bushland setting of 380,000 square metres in Ingleside, a northern suburb overlooking the Pacific Ocean. | ||
- September 30
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This is an image of the Mother Temple of Africa situated on Kikaya Hill on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda that was designed by Charles Mason Remey. Its foundation stone was laid in January 1958, and it was dedicated on 13 January 1961. The building is more than 130 feet high, and over 100 meters in diameter at the base. The dome, made up of lace-like tiles rises over 124 feet high and is 44 feet in diameter. The foundation goes 10 feet underground to protect it from earthquakes common in this part of the world. The fifty acre property includes the House of Worship, extensive gardens, a guesthouse, and an administrative center. | ||
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