Mar 30 (edited) • Architecture
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.
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The Baháʼí House of Worship
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