The Lotus Temple, the Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi, #India is a house of worship that was designed by Iranian architect Fariborz Sahba and completed in 1986. The structure is inspired by the lotus flower and is arguably one of the most visible instances of biomimicry in contemporary #architecture. It is comprised of twenty-seven “leaves”, which are classified into three categories: entrance leaves, outer leaves, and inner leaves. The temple is constructed primarily of concrete and clad i