Universel Murad Hassil

[1][2][3][4][5] Its associated amphitheatre situated in the dunes has frequently been used as a public exhibition space and is a cultural attraction for the local municipality.

The Murad Hassil trust acquired a perpetual lease from the municipality in 1956 through the Council of State.

[17] The temple was built by construction company Van Rhijn Katwijk,[18] which was in financial difficulties at the time.

[24][25] The construction used concrete blocks and glass bricks, with the cupola made of double-walled transparent plastic.

[26] In 1984 the Royal Dutch Touring Club and Tourism Society deemed the temple an attractive "place of interest",[27] and the building was included in the architecture guide of Rijnland region published by the Dutch Association of Architectural Firms.

[34] The Universal Worship Service, brotherhood days and other meetings take place in the temple as well as several traditional music concerts.

[148] In 1989 the originally sober concrete brick walls were covered with a layer of plaster in various pastel colours.