Dear Bahá’í Friends:
The beloved Guardian has received your letter of November 8th, reviewing further the question of the Bahá’í Temple in Germany.
Your letter crossed my communication to you of last week. The Guardian has asked me to write you further, making the following points:
1. He does not approve of either design No. 11335 or Cupola.
2. As I have written you previously, he feels that the only submission which has come to him which lends itself to adjustment for the Temple in Germany is the design “Azamat”.
3. As outlined in my letter of last week, the Guardian does not object to your arranging for another architect to collaborate with Mr. Hopfner. However in this collaboration, the general design of the Temple “Azamat” should be continued; and under no circumstances should it be changed to resemble the ultra modern architectural type of building which was the motif of the other submissions.
4. As the Guardian has indicated, previously, this building need have seating capacity of only 500 or 600 people.
5. It should be a more modest structure, as has been outlined in previous correspondence. The Guardian feels the height should be not over 30 meters, and the other proportions of the building should be cut down accordingly.
6. The Guardian feels the cost should run about $300,000 or a little more; certainly on the outside not more than $400,000.
Therefore in revising the plan, it should be simplified in such a way as to bring the cost down,—to a figure near $300,000.