The Christian Century, Volume 58, Number 43 (October
22, 1941): p. 1316
NEWS of the CHRISTIAN WORLD
Baha'i Temple Moves Toward Completion
In the Baha'i Temple which overlooks Wilmette harbor on the north shore,
Chicago has its own Taj Mahal, a project which has now been some 15
years in construction. It is now anticipated that it will be completed
within the next two years. It is a great domed structure, said to be the
sixth largest dome in the world, and about the size of the center of the
national capitol at Washington. Baha'ism is a syncretism of the nine
great religions of the world and takes its rise from its prophet
Baha'u'llah, born in Persia in the last century. Its unusual and lovely
temple in Chicago is destined to be a mecca of visitors in years to
come.
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