New prayer house for three religions
A new project in Germany will see the world's first building for Christians, Jews and Muslims. It is called the 'House of One' and will open in 2016. People can donate money to it. It will cost €43.5 million. The idea started in 2009 after archaeologists in Berlin found the city's earliest church. An architect then decided it would be a good idea to build a multi-religion building on the same site. He said: "We quickly agreed that something…should be built." A Jewish leader said Berlin was the best place for the building because it was where the extermination of the Jews was planned in World War II. He said: "Berlin is the city of wounds and miracles. A Christian leader agreed, saying: "Berlin is the city of…peaceful coexistence of believers from different faiths." A Muslim leader hoped different people would understand each other better. He wanted children to have a future in which diversity is the norm". |