The Bahá'í Temple in Chile is a space envisioned to be open to all, regardless of background, religion, gender, or social standing.
A Temple to unite —
The Bahá'í Temple in Chile is a space envisioned to be open to all, regardless of background, religion, gender, or social standing.
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The nine-sided structure has nine entrances to symbolically welcome people from all directions of the earth for prayer and meditation.
A Temple to unite —
The nine-sided structure has nine entrances to symbolically welcome people from all directions of the earth for prayer and meditation.
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The central belief of the Bahá'í Faith is to embody the unity of mankind. Pictured here at the temple is architect Siamak Hariri, who is a Bahá'í himself, and landscape architect, Juan Grimm.
A Temple to unite —
The central belief of the Bahá'í Faith is to embody the unity of mankind. Pictured here at the temple is architect Siamak Hariri, who is a Bahá'í himself, and landscape architect, Juan Grimm.
Raul Spinassé
The Temple in Chile is the last of eight Bahá'í continental temples to be built.
A Temple to unite —
The Temple in Chile is the last of eight Bahá'í continental temples to be built.
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In designing the Temple the creative team did not want to take inspiration from other buildings or houses of worship.
Design inspirations —
In designing the Temple the creative team did not want to take inspiration from other buildings or houses of worship.
Raul Spinassé
Aesthetic cues were taken from organic forms, like a cheekbone, the veins of a leaf and the curve of a woven Japanese basket.
Design inspirations —
Aesthetic cues were taken from organic forms, like a cheekbone, the veins of a leaf and the curve of a woven Japanese basket.
Raul Spinassé
The Temple seamlessly blends into its organically formed backdrop, the Andes.
Design inspirations —
The Temple seamlessly blends into its organically formed backdrop, the Andes.
Raul Spinassé
It is designed for visitors to feel like they are gazing up at the heavens or turning towards the light, like a plant moves to face the sun.
Design inspirations —
It is designed for visitors to feel like they are gazing up at the heavens or turning towards the light, like a plant moves to face the sun.
Layli Foroudi
Nine wing-like panels of translucent cast glass form the temple dome, converging 90 feet above the ground.
Design inspirations —
Nine wing-like panels of translucent cast glass form the temple dome, converging 90 feet above the ground.
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During the day, light passes through the glass and floods the white marble interior, and after sunset, light from within causes the structure to quietly glow in the night.
Light from within —
During the day, light passes through the glass and floods the white marble interior, and after sunset, light from within causes the structure to quietly glow in the night.
Faham Foroodi
"If the light hits the temple, it becomes captured, it is not the light passing through -- it is the light captured," says architect Siamak Hariri.
Light from within —
"If the light hits the temple, it becomes captured, it is not the light passing through -- it is the light captured," says architect Siamak Hariri.
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