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The Baháʼí House of Worship
This is one of my favorite buildings in the Chicagoland area. It is located in Wilmette, IL. Here is some info from the wikipedia page: The temple was designed by French-Canadian architect Louis Bourgeois (1856–1930), who received design feedback from ʻAbdu'l-Bahá during a 1920 visit to Haifa. To convey the Baháʼí principle of the unity of religion, Bourgeois incorporated a variety of religious architecture and symbols. Although ʻAbdu'l-Bahá participated in a groundbreaking ceremony in 1912 that laid a cornerstone, construction began in earnest in the early 1920s and was significantly delayed by the Great Depression and World War II. Construction resumed in 1947, and the temple was dedicated in a ceremony in 1953. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_House_of_Worship_(Wilmette,_Illinois)
The Baháʼí House of Worship
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It’s all precast concrete with a quartz like surface. Beautiful and coherent inside and out. The gardens are also lovely.
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John Vasilion
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Architecture, Interiors, Rendering Art

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