Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette Illinois_DSC3327_edited-1
The Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois was constructed from 1921 to 1953.
The cladding is made of white portland cement concrete with both clear and white quartz aggregate. Both the pioneering exterior and interior cladding were fabricated and constructed by John Joseph Earley and the Earley Studio. The height of the auditorium is 138 feet (42 m), and the diameter of the dome is 90 feet (27.5 m). The auditorium seats 1,192 visitors.
Only eight continental Houses of Worship have been built around the world,(this includes the very first one in Turkmenistan (construction 1902-1908) that has since been destroyed by an earthquake in 1948), with a ninth currently under construction in Chile.
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion which emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind, it was founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia.
Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette Illinois_DSC3327_edited-1
The Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois was constructed from 1921 to 1953.
The cladding is made of white portland cement concrete with both clear and white quartz aggregate. Both the pioneering exterior and interior cladding were fabricated and constructed by John Joseph Earley and the Earley Studio. The height of the auditorium is 138 feet (42 m), and the diameter of the dome is 90 feet (27.5 m). The auditorium seats 1,192 visitors.
Only eight continental Houses of Worship have been built around the world,(this includes the very first one in Turkmenistan (construction 1902-1908) that has since been destroyed by an earthquake in 1948), with a ninth currently under construction in Chile.
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion which emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind, it was founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia.