Lotus temple

The lotus temple located at Kalkahi in New Delhi, India, is a bahai house of worship completed in 1986. notable for its flower like shape, it serves as the mother temple of the Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent attraction in the city. the temple has no restrictions for visitors and is open to people from all religions. lotus is a symbol of peace , purity , love and immortality, it is this particular speciality of lotus flower which makes the flower an important icon in Indian culture and society.
the temple looks like a lotus flower and is made of marble, cement, dolomite and sand. a half opened lotus flower with 27 freestanding perals made of marble. the construction work took almost 10 years before it finally got shape and was open for public. the team comprised of 800 engineers, technicians, workers and artisans who worked diligently to give realization to one of the most complex edifices in the world.
There are nine reflecting pools that encompass the temple from outside. converting the geometry of the design that did not have any straight line to the actual structure needed a lot of effort and dedicated engineering . the temple has the capacity to accommodate nearly 2500 people and has nine doors that open in a central hall . the temple has to its accreditation being recognized all over the world as one of the most visited edifices in the world with almost 50 million people having visited the temple since its inception in 186. the credit for building this beautiful structure goes to the Persian architect Fariborz Sahba from Canada.
The lotus temple has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. award given to the architect mr. Sabha in the year 1987 from international federation for art and architecture, USA. award for the structural design by the institute of structural engineers in UK . the citation award for personifying the visual impact of the beautiful Lotus flower. accreditation for its outdoor illumination in the year 1988 American  concrete institute award for being one of the most artistically built concrete structures. in the year 2000 it received the glob art academy award from glob art academy in Vienna.