4. The temple is built in the shape of a floating half open lotus set amidst pools and gardens. 5. The 27 petals are made of special concrete clad with white marble. 6. This temple has no idols of ...

Also known as the Lotus Temple, the elegant Bahai Temple ... The temple design is composed of 27 freestanding marble clad petals arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides.

The Lotus House is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad ‘petals’ arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides. The Lotus temple was built by Fariborz Sahba, who comes from an Iranian ...

Inspired by the lotus flower, the temple is made up of 27 independent marble ‘petals,’ which are clustered into groups of three to form nine sides — through which nine entrances open out ...

The architectural blossoming of the lotus ... i temple,” said Priyadeep, a co-petitioner. The structure is the last of seven Baha’i temples around the world. Opened in 1986, it has 27 ...

due to the fact that its petals open as the sun rises and close as the sun sets. Integration of lotus motifs is seen very often in Hindu temple architecture. One prominent example is the Lotus ...