The Sufi Temple in Cape Town
The Sirkar Sufi Temple is a four-frequency icosahedron geodesic dome temple and was designed by Heinrich Kuhn.
The Designer
Heinrich Kuhn envisaged a building consisting of five geodesic domes.
- The top dome symbolising the spiritual level from which life has come.
- The lower four semi domes symbolising the mental and emotional spheres, the connection between Heaven and Earth.
- The rough curved brick walls of the base of these domes symbolising the earth sphere.
The Design
The plan for the design was based on the Cuboctahedron named “Dymaxion” by the American architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller.
Believing that intimacy is a prime factor in the design of the modern religious building, Mr Kuhn housed the congregation in three of the lower domes.
The altar which is situated beneath the main dome can be aligned to face any of the three lower domes, and still share its focus with the others.
The floor of this dome has a specially designed pattern of ceramic tiles in the shape of an 8-pointed star.
Activities
For enquiries and more information regarding activities at the Sufi Temple in Cape Town, please email enquiries@sufimovement.co.za
Sunday Services
Universal Worship is held every second and fourth Sunday of the month at the Sufi Temple in Cape Town, except in December when it is on the second Sunday and the 25th of December.
Time: 10h30 to 11h30
Tea is served in the garden after each service.