Lotus Temple on Unesco's tentative list

NEW DELHI: Delhi's Lotus Temple or more traditionally known as Bahai House of Worship is now on Unesco's tentative world heritage list alongwith 14 other sites across India. The new additions to Unesco's tentative list for world heritage status was added on the Unesco website this week. With this, there are 49 sites in total in Unesco's tentative listing from %India.

Any submissions to Unesco's tentative listing is made by the apex world heritage expert committee under the ministry of culture. According to sources, the Lotus Temple is likely to be India's pitch to promote modern architecture. "Unesco encourages diversity in all nominations and portfolios. The Lotus Temple could be an excellent pitch for modern architecture," said sources. It was constructed in 1986 and attracts millions of visitors.

"Expressionist in style and spectacular in its architectural and structural and ingenuity, the House of Worship takes its inspiration from the exquisite lotus flower- a symbol intimately associated with worship and a common strand running through the symbolism of many religions in India," reads the description of the building on the Unesco website.

Sites which have made to the tentative list are Atapani Cultural Landscape, Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port Town, Lothal, Bhitarkanika Conservation Area,Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants, Chilika Lake amongst others.

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