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Chile Temple Inauguration

Temple inauguration coverage — October 2016


  • Video: Public opening ceremony

    Public opening ceremony for the dedication of the Baha'i House of Worship for South America.


  • Day 3: Looking to the future

    As the sun rose behind the Andes, more than 250 people representing various indigenous populations of South America entered the newly-dedicated continental Baha'i Temple. The melodies of the choir permeated that sacred space, as Baha'i scriptures in Spanish and the Mapuche language, resounded through the Temple's auditorium, touching the hearts of those present.

  • Day 2: The House of Worship rises from concept to reality

    On the second day of the conference marking the opening of the final continental Baha'i House of Worship, participants reflected on the significance of the edifice and its role as a focal point for institutions that will emerge to serve the surrounding population.

  • Day 1: Galvanic conference opening celebrates history and achievements

    The vibrant color, music, and splendor of the cultures of South America’s diverse peoples were on display at the opening of a historic conference here. The audience, numbering nearly five thousand, was galvanized as it celebrated the opening of the Bahá’í Temple for the continent of South America.

  • Temple hailed as a transcendental ‘gift’ to Chile and the continent

    On the outskirts of Santiago, in the foothills of the Andes, an extraordinary event took place today—the long-anticipated public dedication of the Baha’i House of Worship for South America and the last remaining continental Baha’i Temple to be constructed.

  • Where spirit and form fuse: reflections on the architecture of the Chile Temple

    Siamak Hariri is visibly moved as he surveys the Baha'i House of Worship here that has taken his Toronto-based architectural team, and hundreds of other contributors from all around the world, some 14 years to bring to completion.

  • Century-long process about to culminate

    The dedication of the Baha'i House of Worship taking place in Santiago, Chile, signifies a historic conclusion to a century-long process of raising up continental Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world.

  • Dramatic footage captures Chile Temple developments

    The final newsreel on the construction of the Baha’i House of Worship for South America has been released as the highly-anticipated dedication of the Temple approaches.



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