The Bahà' ì house in Delhi, India was completed in 1986 by an iranian architect: Fariborz Sahba.

Inspired by the lotus flower, its design is composed of 27 free-standing marble clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides.

Nine doors open on to a central hall, capable of holding up to 2.500 people.

The site is in the village of Bahapur, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

This House of Worship is generally referred to as the "Lotus Temple".

                                                                                                                                                                                                Ida Russo 

The Baha'i House in New Delhi with its 3.5 million visitors a year is one of the most famous buildings in the world.

In 1976, the Iranian architect, Faribarz Sahba, was selected to design the building that was inaugurated in 1986.

Before undertaking the project of the Temple, the architect had traveled extensively in India to study architecture, art and symbols of this land.

The temple is shaped like a lotus flower, symbol of purity and beauty, to the surface, surrounded by its leaves.

The light and water are essential elements for the decoration of the house, unlike other temples in which there are many statues.

The designer tooks almost 3 years to complete detailed plans of the Temple.

Around the central hall there are 9 beautiful arches; the shape of these arcs is given by a series of cylindrical and conical surfaces.

The combination of these different surfaces greatly enhances the beauty of the arches that bear almost the entire load of the superstructure.

                                                                                                                                                                                                 Carmen Prisco