{"id":402,"date":"2011-02-09T12:35:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=402"},"modified":"2011-02-09T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T12:35:59","slug":"bahai-week-two-arts-and-culturearchitecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/projectconversion\/2011\/02\/bahai-week-two-arts-and-culturearchitecture.html","title":{"rendered":"Baha’i Week Two: Arts and Culture\/Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second week of every month with Project Conversion will cover various aspects of the arts and culture associated with that month’s particular faith. What makes the Baha’i Faith so interesting is that while the Faith was born in Persia (what is now Iran), it rose out of a need to\u00a0create a world community, tethered by an\u00a0impetus\u00a0for social and religious change. The result is a Faith that quickly becomes global and therefore a nebulae of different cultures and tastes. Few aspects of Baha’i culture and art exemplify this blending of the world’s tastes and vision than in the Houses of Worship found all over the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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House of Worship outside Frankfurt, Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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House of Worship in Apia, Western Samoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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House of Worship in New Delhi, India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although each breath-taking structure reflects the culture of its native soil, such as the unmistakable lotus design of the New Delhi House of Worship, each House must adhere to a few common attributes.\u00a0<\/p>\n