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House of One
Unique inter-faith place of learning, worship and reflection to be built in Berlin
(L to R) Main hall under the dome; southeastern elevation on Kleine Gertraudenstrasse; roof-top loggia credit: Visualisations by Kuehn Malvezzi architects

THE COMMONALITY shared by the world’s principal religions — Islam, Judaism and Christianity — is the recognition of Abraham as the founding prophet of all three.

Its physical manifestation is the stupendous Temple Mount in Jerusalem, venerated as a holy place by Muslims, Jews and Christians alike.

This ancient convergence of separate faiths is set to acquire a momentous new symbolism in Berlin at the end of May when the foundation stone is laid for the House of One (HoO),  an inter-religious place of learning, worship and reflection.

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