Source: Baha'i World News Service
http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story/569
A huge dome has been lifted into place atop the new Baha'i Centre of Learning on the island of Tasmania, an Australian state that lies south of the mainland.
Six years in the planning and three years in the building, the new center boasts a 300-seat auditorium and other facilities that will be used not only for core Baha'i activities but also by the wider community in Hobart, which is the state capital, and beyond. The center is expected to open by the end of the year.
"The circular nature of the dome will represent the never-ending cone of learning," Ann Stark of the Baha'i Council of Tasmania said in comments published in a local newspaper. "The center's facilities will be made available to the people of Tasmania."
The dome was lifted by crane as a small crowd of Baha'is and others watched.
The inspiration for the center came after the death in 2000 of Soheila Mirkazemi and her son Naveed in a car accident in Hobart. The Naveed Foundation was established and has been raising the funds for the center.