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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lotus Temple canonical | 5 |
| Baha'i House of Worship | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baha'i House of Worship