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 ...

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 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 ...

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.