Bahá’í House of Worship, Kampala
Charles Mason Remey · Kampala, Uganda · 1961
Kampala’s Bahá’í House of Worship rises on Kikaaya Hill as a nine-sided domed sanctuary surrounded by extensive gardens. Charles Mason Remey designed the building around the Bahá’í requirement for radial symmetry, using nine entrances and a central worship space beneath the colored dome. The relatively restrained exterior relies on proportion, landscape and the building’s hilltop setting rather than elaborate ornament. Dedicated in 1961, it was the first Bahá’í House of Worship in Africa and remains a major example of modern sacred architecture in East Africa.