Is it a rocket ship? Was it a refueling station for German U-boats? Does it house a white whale? Those are just a few of the bizarre rumors that have swirled around the Baha’i House of Worship in ...

WILMETTE, Ill. — Sacred snakes stored in hidden rooms. A gigantic fish tank with a live white whale. A huge fuel tank for German submarines. A meeting place for sun worshippers. The domed structure on ...

Scott Conrad and Chris Vodden return repeatedly to the concepts of community when they talk about the new Baha’i House of Worship welcome center in Wilmette. The new space is meant to make visitors, ...

Tribune readers are enraptured by the sight of everything from the Berghoff bar to Baha`i Temple. That was their range of choices when we asked them to send us the names of their favorite Chicago ...

(RNS) — The American Institute of Architects and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada recently recognized this unique work of architecture for its innovative design and path-breaking use of ...

People gawking at the lacy architecture of the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette have a few big reasons to gape at the other side of the street, too. Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts and a Chicago trading ...

TEHRAN (Reuters) -- A popular conservative newspaper critical of Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has been closed down for carrying a photograph of a temple of the banned Baha'i faith, media ...

Gary Heise from New Jersey, USA, describes his local Bahá'í holy days. Because of the lack of ritual in worship, no two celebrations are alike. Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and ...

This article was originally published on ArchDaily as “Bahá’í Temple of South America Wins 2017 Innovation in Architecture Award.” Toronto-based Hariri Pontarini Architects’ Bahá’í Temple of South ...

In rare celebration by a normally quiet religion, followers of Baha’i will gather at Temple University Saturday to remember the 100th anniversary of the arrival of an important teacher. In 1912, an ...