BERLIN may be making religious history as Muslims, Jews and Christians join hands to build a place where they can all worship. The House of One, as it is being called, will contain a synagogue, a church and a mosque under one roof.

    The project emerged during an architecture competition and this was chosen as the winning building. The striking design is for a brick building with a tall, square central tower. Off the courtyard below will be the houses of worship for the three faiths — the synagogue, the church and the mosque. It is to occupy a prominent site in Petriplatz in the heart of Berlin.

    The location is highly significant, according to one of the three religious leaders involved, Rabbi Tovia Ben Chorin. “From my Jewish point of view, the city where Jewish suffering was planned is now the city where a center is being built by the three monotheistic religions which shaped European culture,” he told the BBC.

    Each of the three areas in the house will be the same size, but of a different shape, architect Wilfried Kuehn points out.

    (SD-Agencies)