2021 28 Feb
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The Bahá'í World News Service provided an update on the construction of the Local Temple in Matunda Soy. [BWNS1493]
The project was entering the final stages of construction. The exterior of the temple was nearly complete, as were auxiliary structures on the grounds.
Skylights have been installed on all nine sides of the roof of the temple, and roof tiles are being placed, creating a diamond motif familiar to Kenyan culture.
The interior and exterior of the temple's nine doorways were being decorated with wood and paster.
Construction of the reception center and other facilities on the site are nearly complete,
Residents of the area were assisting to prepare the gardens around the temple, carrying out tasks with reverence as they regularly gather on the grounds for prayers. |
- Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Local; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Kenya; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Matunda Soy, Kenya; Matunda Soy, Kenya |
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2021 28 Feb
202- |
The Bahá'í World News Service provided an update on the construction of the National Temple in Kinshasa. [BWNS1493]
The reinforced concrete slab that will form the floor of the central edifice has been finished and the moisture barrier has been laid.
Work on additional buildings on the site was steadily advancing.
Earthworks were being prepared for the grounds outside the central area.
A visitors' center was being built near the entrance to the site.
Elsewhere on the site, several existing buildings were being renovated. One building was being used as a construction office. In the future, these buildings will be used as educational facilities and as offices for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, National; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Congo, Democratic Republic of; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kinshasa |
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