Baha'i House of Worship - Ingleside, NSW
S 33° 41.130 E 151° 15.519
56H E 338590 N 6271353
This one of only seven Baha'i Temples around the world, and is a very impressive building on northern beaches of Sydney, NSW.
Waymark Code: WMTE5X
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/09/2016
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This house of worship is open to the public from 9 am to 5 pm every day of the year (extended to 7 pm for Saturdays and Sundays in the summer months).
Public services are held every Sunday at 11 am.
There are community building activities, and classes for the children.
From a leaflet - Construction:
"Construction of the Baha'i Temple began in April 1957 and was completed in 1961.
"Construction techniques never before employed in Australia were used. No dome of such dimension had ever been built in Australia."
Builder-architect:
"John Brogan of Sydney was the builder-architect for the Temple, and together with builders "Welch Bros", made up the team responsible for this unique Australian building."
Structure:
"A helicopter placed the prefabricated lantern structure on top of the completed dome - the first time such a technique was used in Australia. It generated much interest from a fascinated public and received extensive media coverage."
Some details:
Seating capacity (ground level): 600
Height from basement to top of spire: 39.8 m
Spire: height 4.7 m & diameter 2.4 m
Diameter of auditorium below dome: 16.8 m
Diameter of outer steps: 40.2 m
Diameter of auditorium: 22.3 m
Main windows: 6.7 m x 4 m
Main doors: 4.9 m x 4 m
It was dedicated on 17 September, 1961.
There are elements of the structure of this building that are similar to the Baha'i Temple in Chicago, USA. Other temples are in: New Delhi, India; Frankfurt, Germany; Kampala, Uganda; Panama City, Panama; Apia, Samoa; and under construction in Santiago, Chile.
Website: Place of Worship: [Web Link]
Time of Service: 11 am every Sunday
Address: 173 Mona Vale Road,
Ingleside, NSW, 2101
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