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Road up the mountain to the Baha'i House of Worship.

Panama City from the Baha'i House of Worship.

Baha'i House of Worship entrance sign. The building was begun in 1969 and completed in 1972.

Baha'i House of Worship. The building is in the form of a nine-pointed star, which symbolizes the unity of God, the fundamental unity of all religions, and of humanity. The Republic of Panama was selected as the site for the Mother Temple of Latin America because it is between two oceans, and east and west are joined by the Panama Canal.

Baha'i House of Worship. The roof is a white parabolic dome covered in Japanese tiles.

One of the nine entrances to the Baha'i House or Worship.

Exterior wall forming one of the nine star points. The wall is made of red Verona marble from Italy, with a raised relief based on a pre-Columbian design.

Garden shaped as a nine-pointed star.

Interior center of the dome as seen through the opening above one of the nine entrances.

Center of the dome interior. The Arabic words, "Oh Thou Glory of the All Glorious," the distinctive symbol of the Greatest Name, are engraved in gold on Panamanian mahogany.