On the shores of the Persian Gulf, a new complex houses a Catholic church, a Jewish synagogue and an Islamic mosque in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The Abrahamic Family House offers a concrete, marble and oak manifestation of the UAE's publicized push toward tolerance after hosting Pope Francis in 2019 and later diplomatically recognizing Israel in 2020. Worshippers have already prayed and communed at the site on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island, while the general public will be allowed in next month.
The UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, announced plans for the Abrahamic Family House in 2019 during the country's “Year of Tolerance.” Designed by the British-Ghanian architect Sir David Adjaye, the site includes the three houses of worship and a center connecting them for future events. While each house of worship is the same size, all appear different on the inside. In the church, eastward windows with morning light frame a marble altar and lectern with a crucifix above it. Oaken pews sit inside for the faithful under suspended wooden columns hanging from the ceiling.
Officials gave no figure for the cost of construction of the site, though the materials alone likely cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
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