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Bahá'í Houses of Worship
 

Since its completion in 1953, more
than five million people have been attracted by the splendid architecture and lovely gardens of the Bahá’í House of Worship.  Click here to view the complete visual history of the House of Worship.

The quiet serenity surrounding this outstanding building is evident in the spiritual truths that it represents: the oneness of God, the oneness of mankind and the oneness of religion.

The auditorium, with its walls of lace-like ornamentation and its dome rising 135 feet above the main floor, offers a scene of unsurpassed beauty.

The groundbreaking for the House occurred on May 1, 1912, in a ceremony blessed with the presence and participation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. However, construction did not begin in earnest until 1920. It was formally dedicated on May 1, 1953.

 
 
 
 
 

 


 


 
Bahá'í House of Worship, Apia, Western Samoa.
Bahá'í Houses of Worship are open to all peoples. Although their architectural styles differ widely, the nine sides and central dome common to all of them symbolize at once the diversity of the human race and its essential oneness. Devotional programs are simple, consisting of prayers, meditations, and the reading of selections from the sacred scriptures of the Bahá'í Faith and other world religions. Music is provided by unaccompanied choirs.


 


 
Bahá'í House of Worship, New Delhi, India.
As conceived by Bahá'u'lláh , the House of Worship is intended as the spiritual center for various dependent institutions dedicated to scientific, humanitarian, educational and administrative service.
 

 
Bahá'í House of Worship, Sydney, Australia.
 

 

 

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