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1984 1 Sep 198- |
The House of Worship in Apia, Western Samoa, the Mother Temple of the Pacific, was dedicated in the presence of Hand of the Cause of God Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Hand of the Cause Dr Ugo Giachery, His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II and more than a thousand Bahá'ís from 45 countries. [BW19:100–1; VV64]
Specifics
Foundation Stone: Laid by Malietoa Tanumafili II and Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum on 27 January 1979. She placed a small casket of Dust from the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in a niche in a stone. Period: 1980-1984 Site Dedication:1 September 1984 Architect:Husayn Amanat Seating: 500 - 700 Dimensions:Top of the dome to ground: 28m (92ft), Top of the dome to basement floor: 31m (102ft), Height of the dome: 19m (62ft), Width of the dome: 27M (88ft) Cost: $6.5m Dependencies: References: BW16p488-489, BW17p371-374, BW18p104, 585-588, BW19p547-557 |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Ugo Giachery; Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Mother Temples; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Apia, Samoa; Dedications; Marble; Husayn Amanat; Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; - Architects; Boxes containing dust, earth or plaster; Gifts; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Basic timeline, Expanded; Margraf; Apia, Samoa; Samoa; Pacific; Chiampo, Italy; Italy |
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