National Register of Historic Places
From Wikipedia:
In 1978, the House of Worship was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The building has become a popular destination for tourists, and the Illinois Office of Tourism has named it one of the “Seven Wonders of Illinois”. In 2012, the Baha’i community of the United States celebrated the 100 years of the temple cornerstone dedication.
Baha’i faith teaches the oneness of God, the oneness of all religions
“The harmony of science and religion is one of the fundamental principles of the Bahá’í Faith, which teaches that religion, without science, soon degenerates into superstition and fanaticism, while science without religion becomes merely the instrument of crude materialism. “Religion,” according to the Bahá’í writings, “is the outer expression of the divine reality. Therefore, it must be living, vitalized, moving and progressive.” “Science is the first emanation from God toward man. All created things embody the potentiality of material perfection, but the power of intellectual investigation and scientific acquisition is a higher virtue specialized to man alone. Other beings and organisms are deprived of this potentiality and attainment.”
Bahá’í House of Worship
100 Linden Ave,
Wilmette, IL 60091, USA
Height: 58 m
Opened: 1953
Gardens: 3 hectares
Behind us … 345 miles
Still to go … 383 miles
