Baha'i House of Worship

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Baha'i House of Worship place of worship religious building tourist attraction

The Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, is a prominent Baha'i temple known for its intricate white domed architecture and status as a major spiritual and architectural landmark.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette	2
Baha'i House of Worship canonical	1
Baha'i House of Worship dome	1
Baha'i House of Worship grounds	1
Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette	1
National Bahá'í House of Worship of the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1346649 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Baha'i House of Worship
Context triple: [Wilmette, Illinois, hasLandmark, Baha'i House of Worship]

A. Baháʼí Gardens
The Baháʼí Gardens are a terraced, meticulously landscaped garden complex surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel, serving as a major pilgrimage site and iconic symbol of the Baháʼí Faith.
B. World-reflecting Mosque
The World-reflecting Mosque is the English meaning of the name of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, one of India’s largest and most historically significant congregational mosques built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
C. King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque
King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque is a prominent modern Islamic mosque and architectural landmark in Amman, Jordan, known for its large size, distinctive domes, and hilltop location.
D. Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India, renowned for its distinctive lotus-flower-inspired architecture and openness to people of all faiths.
E. Shriners’ Yaarab Temple mosque
Shriners’ Yaarab Temple mosque was a Moorish Revival-style fraternal temple in Atlanta that originally served as the ceremonial home of the Yaarab Shrine before its auditorium became the Fox Theatre.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Baha'i House of Worship
Target entity description: The Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, is a prominent Baha'i temple known for its intricate white domed architecture and status as a major spiritual and architectural landmark.

A. Baháʼí Gardens
The Baháʼí Gardens are a terraced, meticulously landscaped garden complex surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel, serving as a major pilgrimage site and iconic symbol of the Baháʼí Faith.
B. World-reflecting Mosque
The World-reflecting Mosque is the English meaning of the name of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, one of India’s largest and most historically significant congregational mosques built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
C. King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque
King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque is a prominent modern Islamic mosque and architectural landmark in Amman, Jordan, known for its large size, distinctive domes, and hilltop location.
D. Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India, renowned for its distinctive lotus-flower-inspired architecture and openness to people of all faiths.
E. Shriners’ Yaarab Temple mosque
Shriners’ Yaarab Temple mosque was a Moorish Revival-style fraternal temple in Atlanta that originally served as the ceremonial home of the Yaarab Shrine before its auditorium became the Fox Theatre.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baha'i House of Worship ⓘ place of worship ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Louis Bourgeois ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ Beaux-Arts ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1921 ⓘ
cornerstoneLaid	1912 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
county	Cook County, Illinois ⓘ
dedicatedTo	unity of humanity ⓘ unity of religions ⓘ
designation	National Bahá'í House of Worship of the United States ⓘ linked to: Baha'i House of Worship
floorCount	1 main auditorium level ⓘ
hasPart	central dome ⓘ nine entrances ⓘ nine gardens ⓘ nine sides ⓘ
height	about 191 feet ⓘ about 58 meters ⓘ
inscriptionTheme	unity of God ⓘ unity of humanity ⓘ unity of religion ⓘ
landscapeArchitect	Hilbert E. Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ
location	Wilmette, Illinois, United States ⓘ linked to: Wilmette, Illinois
materialUsed	white Portland cement concrete ⓘ
near	Chicago, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Chicago, Illinois, United States
notableFeature	intricate lace-like ornamentation ⓘ nine arched entrances ⓘ surrounding reflecting pools and gardens ⓘ white domed superstructure ⓘ
numberOfEntrances	9 ⓘ
numberOfGardens	9 ⓘ
numberOfSides	9 ⓘ
opened	1953 ⓘ
openTo	general public ⓘ people of all faiths ⓘ
operatedBy	Bahá'í community of the United States ⓘ
ownedBy	National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States ⓘ linked to: National Spiritual Assembly
primaryFunction	house of worship ⓘ
prohibits	collections in the auditorium ⓘ rituals in the auditorium ⓘ sermons in the auditorium ⓘ
recognizedAs	architectural landmark in the Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
religion	Bahá'í Faith ⓘ linked to: Baha'i Faith
seatingCapacity	about 1200 people ⓘ
secondaryFunction	place for meditation and prayer ⓘ
significance	first Bahá'í House of Worship in North America ⓘ one of the earliest Bahá'í temples in the world ⓘ
state	Illinois ⓘ
symbolismOfNumberNine	symbol of completeness and unity in the Bahá'í Faith ⓘ
visitorAttraction	receives hundreds of thousands of visitors annually ⓘ

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