The following list is an overview of Baháʼí Houses of Worship (Mashriqu'l-Adhkár) throughout the world that have been constructed, are currently under construction, or are in the planning phases.
# (by opening date)TypeRegionCountryCityImageFoundation (stone) laid / GroundbreakingCompletion / DedicationArchitect(s)SeatingHeight (in meters, approximately)DependenciesComments1.LocalBoyles, Ann. For the Betterment of the World, to the Glory of God - The Emergence of Baháʼí Houses of Worship .Central AsiaTurkmenistanIshqabad (Ashkabad)19021919Ustad Ali-Akbar-i-BannaA school for boys (completed in 1897), a school for girls (completed in 1907), a travellers' hostel, a medical dispensary, a library and a public reading room.Demolished in 1963 after 1948 earthquakeRazing of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of Ishqabad. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 479-481.2.Mother Temple of the WestNorth AmericaUnited StatesWilmette19121953Louis Bourgeois120042Home for the aged (1959Inauguration of Temple Dependencies. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 742-748. until 2002)3.Mother Temple of AfricaAfricaUgandaKampala1958The Mother Temple of Africa. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 704-719.1961Charles Mason Remey400384.Mother Temple of the AntipodesAustralasiaAustraliaSydney1958The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Antipodes. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 720-732.1961Charles Mason Remey600385.Mother Temple of EuropeEuropeGermanyLangenhain1960Design for the Mother Temple of Europe and Hand of the Cause Amelia Collins Lays the Foundation Stone. Bahá'í World, Volume 13: 1954-1963. pp. 738-740.1964Dedication of the Mother Temple of Europe. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 483-486.Teuto Rocholl60028Bahai.de: Haus der Andacht - Architektur.Home for the aged6.Mother Temple of Latin AmericaLatin AmericaPanamaPanama City1967The Mother Temple of Latin America. Bahá'í World, Volume 14: 1963-1968. pp. 593-594.1972Dedication of the Mother Temple of Latin America and the International Teaching Conference, Panama City, Panama, 28 April - 2 May 1972. Bahá'í World, Volume 15: 1968-1973. pp. 632-649.Peter Tillotson550287.Mother Temple of the PacificPacificSamoaApia1979The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands, 27 January 1979. Bahá'í World, Volume 17: 1976-1979. pp. 391-394.1984The Dedication of the First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Pacific Islands and the International Teaching Conference, Apia, Western Samoa, 30 August - 2 September 1984. Bahá'í World, Volume 19: 1983-1986. pp. 547-557.Husayn Amanat (Hossein Amanat)700288.Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent (Lotus Temple)AsiaIndiaNew Delhi1977The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Mother Temple of the Indian Sub-Continent, 17 October 1977. Bahá'í World, Volume 17: 1976-1979. pp. 368-370.1986Sahba, Naysan. The Dedication of the First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Indian Sub-Continent and the International Teaching Conference New Delhi, India, 23-27 December 1986. Bahá'í World, Volume 20: 1986-1992. pp. 731-753.Fariburz SahbaThe Baháʼí House of Worship: Meet the Architect.1300349.Mother Temple of South AmericaSouth AmericaChileSantiago20102016Siamak Hariri6003010.LocalAsiaCambodiaBattambang20152017Tang Sochet Vitou200-2501211.LocalSouth AmericaColombiaVilla Rica, Cauca20162018Gutierrez Chacón2501812.LocalAfricaKenyaMatunda Soy20192021Neda Samimi2501813.LocalPacificVanuatuTanna20192021Ashkan Mostaghim25013.314.NationalAfricaDR CongoKinshasa2020 (design)2023Wolff Architects500-7003015.NationalAsiaPapua New GuineaPort Moresby20192024Henry Lape, Saeed Granfar3501616.LocalAsiaIndiaBihar Sharif2021Moulshri Joshi, Amritha Ballal, and Suditya Sinha5001617.LocalAsiaNepalKanchanpur2023 (announcement)18.LocalAfricaZambiaMwinilunga2023 (announcement)19.NationalNorth AmericaCanadaToronto2023 (announcement)20.NationalSouth AmericaBrazilBrasília2024 (announcement)21.NationalAfricaMalawiLilongwe2024 (announcement)22.LocalAfricaCameroonBatouri2024 (announcement)23.NationalAsiaPhilippinesManila2025 (announcement)
Further reading Bahá'í World (2025). The Bahá’í House of Worship: The Dawning-Place of the Mention of God.
References
External links Baháʼí Houses of Worship: A Visual Overview (2020) Chronology on Bahai-library.com