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The Bahá'í World Centre, the focal point of the International Bahá'i community is not only the spiritual centre of the Bahá'í-world, but also the administrative heart.
Depite the religious background of the place members of all religions or no religion at all can feel the harmony, beauty and peacefulness of this place. If you want to let your mind rest for a while in the middle of your trip, visiting to this place is totally worth it!! The gardens consist of 19 terraces with beautiful fountains and flowers, marble benches and pathways made of red rubble.
In the 10th terrace lays the beautiful Shrine of the Báb, who is one of the two founders of the Bahá'í faith. Shrine of the Bahá'u'lláh is in Ákka, just across the Haifa bay.
The administrative buildings are built in the most beautiful style, ressembling the antique buildings of Greece but having a harmonic, modern touch. The administrative buildings are on the "arch" just by the Shrine of the Báb.
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 Bahai Shrine and gardens by piglet44
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 The gardens by Carmela71
We got to know that the World Center of the Bahai faith is located in Israel and includes holy places and beautiful gardens in both Acre and Haifa.
The Bab (Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad), Forerunner of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the aha'i religion, is buried in the golden-domed mausoleum.
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 by Sharon
Please Note, for a visit in the Bahai Shrine and Gardens you MUST make reservation for a tour, there's no entrance without an appt.
There is NO charge for visit and tour !!
One more rull of The bahai, is dress modest., No entrance with shorts, and girls please take cover if you wear a shirt which doesnt really cover much...
Abit more about the Bahai Gardens and Shrine in: A little about the Bahai Beliefes at: http://www.bahai.org/ Leave a Comment
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 Bahai Gardens by galyLeave a Comment
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 by galyLeave a Comment Directions: In the midle of the street. You can walk up, or better down from each end, or better take a bus which stop just in front. No parking around
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 by gilabrand
His remains were hidden by his followers for 60 years, until they were buried in a mausoleum on the Carmel.
The Bab prophesied the coming of the Baha’ullah (meaning “splendor of God”), who was thrown into a dungeon in Tehran, exiled four times and finally imprisoned in Akko. After spending so much time in dark, damp jail cells, maybe it is not that strange that the founders of the Bahai religion hailed light as a metaphor for spiritual illumination, and lush gardens became a synonym for spiritual life.
So yes, by all means go see the Bahai gardens. They are gorgeous – no question about it. But I must tell you that as I walked through this paradise on earth some years ago, I felt a vague sense of unease. The perfection and symmetry are not to be believed. The gardeners use rulers and measuring tapes when they do their pruning to insure that every plant and hedge is perfectly uniform in shape and size. So you are walking through a Garden of Eden - but it is a very controlled one, with very little left up to nature.
Not long ago, I saw a TV documentary about the Bahai that backed up my intuition that there is something vaguely sinister about the place. It turns out that underneath the fabulous terraced gardens laid out with such precision is a gigantic underground hideout complete with bomb shelters, conference rooms, doctors’ clinics, dining hall, supermarket and parking garages – all spotlessly shiny and clean…and eerily empty. Leave a Comment Phone: 972-4-8313131Directions: Modest dress required. There are three entrances: Yefe Nof Street (upper level) , Ha'tzionut Ave (Shrine & garden), Hagefen Square (lower level). Reservation office is closed on Friday & Saturday.Website: http://www.einhanet.co.il/bahai/
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 The shrine and the gardens by ophiro
There is beautiful gardens and the shrine with the golden dome where the founder of this religion is buried.
The view from here is amazing and the dome is very beautiful too. Leave a Comment
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 Bahai Shrine by Bregman
In addition to the building itself with its golden dome, there are also the beatiful gardens, including a view of the Mediterranean. And, most important, it's free :) You can go there by yourself or you can take a guided tour. There are two tours, one for the upper part of the garden and one for the lower part. The tours are free but you must call and reserve a place at least one day in advance.
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 The Bahai shrine by edvin_br
The Babs remains were buried at the site in 1909. Therefore, its the second most important center in the Bahai religion.
In 1953 the shrines golden dome and the new columns were inaugurated according to the design of the Canadian architect William Sutherland Maxwell. The shrine combains both western and eastern elements in its style.
The shrine is used for prays and meditations, and not for religious ritual. The decorations around it were made for beauty and with no religoious intents.
The shrine is open all week days from 9:00 to 12:00 A.M. Leave a Comment
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