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The Baháʼí World Centre buildings are buildings that are part of the Baháʼí World Centre in Israel.The Baháʼí World Centre buildings include both the Baháʼí holy places used for pilgrimage and the international administrative bodies of the Baháʼí Faith; they comprise more than 20 different administrative offices, pilgrim buildings, libraries, archives, historical residences, and ...
The Baháʼí World Centre is the name given to the spiritual and administrative centre of the Baháʼí Faith, [1] representing sites in or near the cities of Acre and Haifa, Israel. Much of the international governance and coordination of the Baháʼí Faith occurs at the Baháʼí World Centre, including global teaching plans and study and ...
The places that Baháʼís visit on the current nine-day pilgrimage at the Baháʼí World Centre include the following. [4] (Baháʼí World Centre buildings contains additional information.) Bahjí: Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh [5] Mansion of Bahjí [6] Haifa: Shrine of the Báb [7] Baháʼí Terraces [8] Arc. Seat of the Universal House of ...
Mount Carmel is considered a sacred place for followers of the Baháʼí Faith, and is the location of the Baháʼí World Centre and the Shrine of the Báb. The location of the Baháʼí holy places has its roots in the imprisonment of the religion's founder, Bahá'u'lláh , near Haifa by the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman Empire's rule ...
Baháʼí World Centre. 2009-03-20. "BahaiPictures.com - A Comprehensive Collection of Photographs of the Baháʼí Terraces and Gardens". 2009-12-27. "Haifa's Majestic Bahai Gardens - A UNESCO World Heritage Site". Israel News. 2009-03-31. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. {}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown
Haifa's main tourist attraction is the Baháʼí World Centre, with the golden-domed Shrine of the Báb and the surrounding gardens. Between 2005 and 2006, 86,037 visited the shrine. [ 138 ] In 2008, the Baháʼí gardens were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A map of the location of Baháʼí Houses of Worship throughout the world: green represents countries that currently have Baháʼí Houses of Worship (with a black dot for the city); light green represents countries where Baháʼí Houses of Worship are planned or under construction; and red represents countries where a Baháʼí House of Worship previously existed.
A drawing of the design was published in an issue of The Baháʼí World. [64] To date, however, the construction of this temple has not been possible. [3] Similarly, a design was created for a Baháʼí House of Worship near Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. [3] It was created by Charles Mason Remey and approved by Shoghi Effendi in 1952. [3]