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Date 2023-03-25, sorted by date, descending

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2023 25 Mar
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The dedication ceremony for the Bahá'í world's first national House of Worship in Kinshasa. Attend by over 2,000 people bringing together traditional chiefs, religious leaders, members of Bahá'í institutions, and many other people throughout the vast country. People from all backgrounds joined together to mark the dedication of the national Bahá'í House of Worship in the DRC. that began on Saturday in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), for the Bahá'í world's first national House of Worship has concluded, bringing together traditional chiefs, religious leaders, members of Bahá'í institutions, and many other people throughout the vast country.

Hear the Temple Dedication by the choir on Soundcloud (7 tracks)]

The program featured a screening of A Remarkable Response: The Dawn of the Bahá'í Faith in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a film (English, French) released for the occasion about the journey of the Bahá'ís of the country over the past seven decades.

The temple has now opened its doors to the public, embracing people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Specifics

    Location:Kinshasa
    Groundbreaking ceremony18 October 2020
    Construction Period:
    Site Dedication:
    Architect:Heinrich Wolff
    Architectural firm: Wolff Architects of South Africa
    Seating: 250
    Dimensions:30 meter high dome
    Cost:
    Dependencies:
    References: [BWNS1652; BWNS1651; BWNS1650; BWNS1649; BWNS1438; BWNS1579; Dynamo]
- Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, National; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Congo, Democratic Republic of; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Kinshasa
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