In the heart of Berlin, a group of Christians, Jews and Muslims is getting to work building a home where all three religions can come together. The goal is to overcome conflict and suspicion.
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Under the 2.3 million red bricks arching over a new building in Berlin it is hoped that the seeds of peace can grow between the three Abrahamic religions.
When the cornerstone is laid at the House of One building this spring it will mark an increasingly global desire for togetherness among Muslims, Jews and Christians.
A decade in the making, the project puts all three religions under a single roof, a concept growing around the world with the Abrahamic House
in Abu Dhabi scheduled for completion next year and similar projects in the Central African Republic and Georgia in eastern Europe.
Dream of 3 faiths worshipping in one building meets reality in Berlin
Its designers and leaders hope it will be used by Jewish, Christian and Muslim members as a place to pray, worship, gather and, perhaps above all, host a dialogue among their respective religions and with society at large. An artistic rendering of the House of One design in Berlin. Design by Kuehn Malvezzi, photo by Ulruich Schwarz, courtesy House of One
February 15, 2021
The concept could be profoundly simple or particularly complex.
For Berlin’s “House of One,” it’s turning out to be a bit of both.
churmosqagogue” by one Reddit user, the House of One “the world’s first hybrid church-mosque-synagogue” will break ground in Berlin on May 27, 2021.