{"id":1241,"date":"2011-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/news\/angel-of-sydney-celebrates-a-golden-birthday\/"},"modified":"2017-10-14T04:53:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T04:53:49","slug":"angel-of-sydney-celebrates-a-golden-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/angel-of-sydney-celebrates-a-golden-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Angel of Sydney\u2019 celebrates a golden birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/Portals\/0\/Temple%20daylight.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Angel of Sydney\u2019 celebrates a golden birthday\" \/><figcaption>Sydney Baha&#8217;i Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Sydney landmark once named \u201cthe angel of Sydney\u201d is turning 50 and to mark the occasion there will be special services and celebrations from 18-25 September 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sydney Baha\u2019i Temple, known for its nine-sided structure symbolising religious unity and its towering white dome, is one of only seven in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Located in the hills above the northern beaches and surrounded by native bush, the Temple is a beacon for aircraft and a haven of peace and reflection for local people.<\/p>\n<p>The golden anniversary celebrations start tomorrow with local body leaders and other VIPs attending a special 11 am service, which is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>A public mini-service will be held on each week day and three services on 25 September. Guided tours and children\u2019s events are also on the program (for more information, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahai.org.au\/Portals\/0\/Program-Postcard-Email-%20Final.pdf\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>There will be an interfaith service on the evening of 21 September for the International Day of Peace.<\/p>\n<p>A busy policeman directing traffic for the opening in September 1961 was interviewed by a news reporter and received fleeting fame when he was quoted as describing the Temple as \u201cthe angel of Sydney\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Around the time of its opening, the Temple was the subject of stories in the <em>Sydney Sun<\/em>, the <em>Daily Telegraph<\/em>, the <em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em>, <em>T<\/em><em>he Australian<\/em>, <em>Woman\u2019s Weekly<\/em>, <em>Woman\u2019s Day<\/em>, the <em>Readers Digest<\/em> and cinema newsreels, including <em>Movietone News<\/em>. Since then it has been the subject of countless media reports, features and footage.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003 its image was seen around the world as bushfires reached its boundaries but did not cross them.<\/p>\n<p>The Temple is one of the few major religious buildings in Australia to be opened by a woman, appropriate for a faith which has gender equality as a key principle.<\/p>\n<p>Madame Ruhiyyih Rabbani (1910-2000), a high official of the Faith, who opened the Temple, was given a special mayoral reception in her honour, hosted by Sydney Lord Mayor, Harry Jensen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sydney landmark once named \u201cthe angel of Sydney\u201d is turning 50 and to mark the occasion there will be special services and celebrations from 18-25 September 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-releases","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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