Lotus Temple

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The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India, renowned for its distinctive lotus-flower-inspired architecture and openness to people of all faiths.

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Lotus Temple canonical 5
Baha'i House of Worship 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí House of Worship
religious building
tourist attraction
architect Fariborz Sahba
architecturalStyle Expressionism
surface form: Expressionist architecture

modern architecture
awarded several international architectural awards
capacity about 1300 people
about 2500 people including ancillary spaces
constructionStartDate 1976
continent Asia
country India
floorCount 1
hasFeature central prayer hall
landscaped gardens
nine doors
nine surrounding ponds
height 34.3 metres
about 112 feet
inaugurationDate 1986
locatedIn Bahapur
Delhi
Nehru Place area
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
materialUsed concrete
glass
steel
white marble
nearbyLandmark Kalkaji Mandir
Nehru Place commercial center
notableFor interfaith openness
lotus-flower-inspired architecture
numberOfPetals 27
openingDate 1986
owner Baháʼí community of India
petalArrangement three rows of nine petals
plan nine-sided
principle open to people of all faiths
religion Baha'i Faith
surface form: Baháʼí Faith
shape lotus flower
structuralEngineer Flint & Neill
symbolism peace
purity
unity
visitorCount millions of visitors per year
worshipPractice no clergy
no rituals
no sermons
reading of scriptures of all religions

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Wilmette, Illinois contains Lotus Temple
this entity surface form: Baha'i House of Worship
Delhi famousReligiousSite Lotus Temple
South Delhi containsLandmark Lotus Temple
Delhi region containsLandmarks Lotus Temple