LOTUS TEMPLE
WIKIPEDIA\
The Lotus Temple, situated in New Delhi, India, is a Bahá'í House of Worship finished in 1986. Striking for its flowerlike shape, it serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has turned into an unmistakable fascination in the city. The Lotus Temple has won various compositional honors and been highlighted in several daily paper and magazine articles.[1] Like all Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is interested in all, paying little heed to religion or some other capability. The building is made out of 27 unattached marble-clad "petals" orchestrated in groups of three to frame nine sides,[2][not in reference given] with nine entryways opening onto a focal lobby with tallness of marginally more than 40 metres[3] and a limit of 2,500 people.[4] A 2001 CNN report alluded to it as the most went by working in the world.[5]
WORSHIP
Like all other Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is interested in all, paying little respect to religion, or some other refinement, as underlined in Bahá'í writings. The Bahá'í laws underscore that the soul of the House of Worship be that it is a social occasion place where individuals of all religions may venerate God without denominational restrictions.[6] The Bahá'í laws likewise stipulate that not just the blessed sacred texts of the Bahá'í Faith additionally those of different religions can be perused and/or droned inside the House of Worship paying little mind to dialect; while readings and supplications can be set to music by choirs, no musical instruments can be played inside. Besides, no sermons can be conveyed, and there can be no formal services practised.
STRUCTURE
All Bahá'í Houses of Worship, including the Lotus Temple, share certain building components, some of which are indicated by Bahá'í sacred writing. `Abdu'l-Bahá, the child of the originator of the religion, stipulated that a fundamental engineering character of a House of Worship is a nine-sided round shape.[7] While all current Bahá'í Houses of Worship have a vault, this is not viewed as a key a portion of their architecture.[8] Bahá'í sacred writing additionally expresses that no photos, statues or pictures be shown inside the House of Worship and no podiums or holy places be fused as a building highlight (perusers may remain behind basic convenient address stands).[6]
Model of the sanctuary at the data focus
Motivated by the lotus bloom, the configuration for the House of Worship in New Delhi is made out of 27 unsupported marble-clad "petals" organized in bunches of three to frame nine sides.[2] The nine entryways of the Lotus Temple open onto a focal lobby somewhat more than 40 meters tall[3] that is equipped for holding up to 2,500 people.[4] The surface of the House of Worship is made of white marble from Penteli mountain in Greece, the exceptionally same from which numerous antiquated landmarks and other Bahá'í Houses of Worship are built.[9] Along with its nine encompassing lakes and the patio nurseries, the Lotus Temple property involves 26 sections of land (105,000 m²; 10.5 ha).
The site is in the town of Bahapur, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The draftsman was an Iranian, who now lives in Canada, named Fariborz Sahba.[10] He was drawn nearer in 1976 to plan it and later managed its development. The auxiliary outline was embraced by the UK firm Flint and Neill. The real part of the assets expected to purchase this area was given by Ardishír Rustampúr of Hyderabad, Sindh, who gave his whole life investment funds for this reason in 1953.[11] The development organization was ECC Construction Group of Larsen and Toubro Limited.[12] A bit of development spending plan was spared and used to assemble a nursery to ponder indigenous plants and blossoms that would be proper for use on the site.[13]
Of the sanctuary's aggregate power utilization of 500 kilowatts (KW), 120KW is given by sun based force created by the building.[14] This spares the sanctuary 120,000 rupees for every month.[14] It is the main sanctuary in Delhi to utilize sun based power.[14]
DISTINCTION
The Temple has gotten extensive variety of consideration in expert building, artistic work, religious, legislative, and different venues.
Awards[edit]
1987, the draftsman of the Bahá'í House of Worship, Mr. Fariborz Sahba, was introduced the recompense for magnificence in religious workmanship and design by the UK-based Institution of Structural Engineers for creating a building "so copying the excellence of a blossom thus striking in its visual impact".[15]
1987, the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, Affiliate of the American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., gave their First Honor recompense for "Magnificence in Religious Art and Architecture" 1987 to Mr. F. Sahba for the configuration of the Bahá'í House of Worship close New Delhi.[1]
1988, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America presented the Paul Waterbury Outdoor Lighting Design Award - Special Citation for Exterior Lighting[1]
1989, the Temple got a recompense from the Maharashtra-India Chapter of the American Concrete Institute for "brilliance in a solid structure".[1]
1994 release of Encyclopedia Britannica, in its "Design" segment offers acknowledgment to the Temple as a remarkable accomplishment of the time.[1]
2000, Architectural Society of China as one of 100 standard works of the twentieth century in the as of late distributed "World Architecture 1900-2000: A Critical Mosaic, Volume Eight, South Asia".[16]
2000, GlobArt Academy, situated in Vienna, Austria, introduced its "GlobArt Academy 2000" honor to the planner of the Lotus Temple, Fariborz Sahba, for "the greatness of the administration of [this] Taj Mahal of the twentieth century in advancing the solidarity and congruity of individuals of all countries, religions and social strata, to a degree phenomenal by whatever other design landmark worldwide."[16]
WIKIPEDIA\
The Lotus Temple, situated in New Delhi, India, is a Bahá'í House of Worship finished in 1986. Striking for its flowerlike shape, it serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has turned into an unmistakable fascination in the city. The Lotus Temple has won various compositional honors and been highlighted in several daily paper and magazine articles.[1] Like all Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is interested in all, paying little heed to religion or some other capability. The building is made out of 27 unattached marble-clad "petals" orchestrated in groups of three to frame nine sides,[2][not in reference given] with nine entryways opening onto a focal lobby with tallness of marginally more than 40 metres[3] and a limit of 2,500 people.[4] A 2001 CNN report alluded to it as the most went by working in the world.[5]
WORSHIP
Like all other Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is interested in all, paying little respect to religion, or some other refinement, as underlined in Bahá'í writings. The Bahá'í laws underscore that the soul of the House of Worship be that it is a social occasion place where individuals of all religions may venerate God without denominational restrictions.[6] The Bahá'í laws likewise stipulate that not just the blessed sacred texts of the Bahá'í Faith additionally those of different religions can be perused and/or droned inside the House of Worship paying little mind to dialect; while readings and supplications can be set to music by choirs, no musical instruments can be played inside. Besides, no sermons can be conveyed, and there can be no formal services practised.
STRUCTURE
All Bahá'í Houses of Worship, including the Lotus Temple, share certain building components, some of which are indicated by Bahá'í sacred writing. `Abdu'l-Bahá, the child of the originator of the religion, stipulated that a fundamental engineering character of a House of Worship is a nine-sided round shape.[7] While all current Bahá'í Houses of Worship have a vault, this is not viewed as a key a portion of their architecture.[8] Bahá'í sacred writing additionally expresses that no photos, statues or pictures be shown inside the House of Worship and no podiums or holy places be fused as a building highlight (perusers may remain behind basic convenient address stands).[6]
Model of the sanctuary at the data focus
Motivated by the lotus bloom, the configuration for the House of Worship in New Delhi is made out of 27 unsupported marble-clad "petals" organized in bunches of three to frame nine sides.[2] The nine entryways of the Lotus Temple open onto a focal lobby somewhat more than 40 meters tall[3] that is equipped for holding up to 2,500 people.[4] The surface of the House of Worship is made of white marble from Penteli mountain in Greece, the exceptionally same from which numerous antiquated landmarks and other Bahá'í Houses of Worship are built.[9] Along with its nine encompassing lakes and the patio nurseries, the Lotus Temple property involves 26 sections of land (105,000 m²; 10.5 ha).
The site is in the town of Bahapur, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The draftsman was an Iranian, who now lives in Canada, named Fariborz Sahba.[10] He was drawn nearer in 1976 to plan it and later managed its development. The auxiliary outline was embraced by the UK firm Flint and Neill. The real part of the assets expected to purchase this area was given by Ardishír Rustampúr of Hyderabad, Sindh, who gave his whole life investment funds for this reason in 1953.[11] The development organization was ECC Construction Group of Larsen and Toubro Limited.[12] A bit of development spending plan was spared and used to assemble a nursery to ponder indigenous plants and blossoms that would be proper for use on the site.[13]
Of the sanctuary's aggregate power utilization of 500 kilowatts (KW), 120KW is given by sun based force created by the building.[14] This spares the sanctuary 120,000 rupees for every month.[14] It is the main sanctuary in Delhi to utilize sun based power.[14]
DISTINCTION
The Temple has gotten extensive variety of consideration in expert building, artistic work, religious, legislative, and different venues.
Awards[edit]
1987, the draftsman of the Bahá'í House of Worship, Mr. Fariborz Sahba, was introduced the recompense for magnificence in religious workmanship and design by the UK-based Institution of Structural Engineers for creating a building "so copying the excellence of a blossom thus striking in its visual impact".[15]
1987, the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, Affiliate of the American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., gave their First Honor recompense for "Magnificence in Religious Art and Architecture" 1987 to Mr. F. Sahba for the configuration of the Bahá'í House of Worship close New Delhi.[1]
1988, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America presented the Paul Waterbury Outdoor Lighting Design Award - Special Citation for Exterior Lighting[1]
1989, the Temple got a recompense from the Maharashtra-India Chapter of the American Concrete Institute for "brilliance in a solid structure".[1]
1994 release of Encyclopedia Britannica, in its "Design" segment offers acknowledgment to the Temple as a remarkable accomplishment of the time.[1]
2000, Architectural Society of China as one of 100 standard works of the twentieth century in the as of late distributed "World Architecture 1900-2000: A Critical Mosaic, Volume Eight, South Asia".[16]
2000, GlobArt Academy, situated in Vienna, Austria, introduced its "GlobArt Academy 2000" honor to the planner of the Lotus Temple, Fariborz Sahba, for "the greatness of the administration of [this] Taj Mahal of the twentieth century in advancing the solidarity and congruity of individuals of all countries, religions and social strata, to a degree phenomenal by whatever other design landmark worldwide."[16]
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