Mansion of Bahjí and Gardens

Buildings & Places

These photographs are of the gardens surrounding the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and the mansion, where Bahá’u’lláh resided from 1879 until His passing in 1892, near ‘Akká (Acre), Israel.

Stairs to the garden terrace at Bahjí

Gardens at Bahjí

Gardens at Bahjí, c. 1962

Gardens at Bahjí

Gardens at Bahjí, 1950s

Gardens of Bahjí

Entrance to the Mansion of Bahjí

Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding gardens

View from roof of the small building where Shoghi Effendi would supervise the landscaping work and survey the development of the gardens, 1950s

Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding gardens

Entrance to the Bahjí Pilgrim House

Window of the balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Mansion of Bahjí, Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and surrounding gardens

Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding gardens, 1958

Eagle statue near the entrance to the Mansion of Bahjí

Door detail from Mansion of Bahjí

Aerial view of the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding gardens

Balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

View from the garden terrace at Bahjí

A group of pilgrims and local Bahá’ís approaching the Mansion of Bahjí, 1919

Aerial view of Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding gardens, 1954

Gate detail of the letter <q>B</q> from the garden terraces at Bahjí

Entrance plaza gatehouse with the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh in the distance

Windows on the Bahjí Pilgrim House

Detail of the Collins Gate at Bahjí

View of the gardens from the balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding area, 1930s

Gardens at Bahjí

Western gallery of the Mansion of Bahjí just before the Guardian began its restoration, 1929

Gardens at Bahjí

Arches of the entrance plaza gatehouse at Bahjí

Door and staircase leading to upper floor of the Mansion of Bahjí

Stair detail from the entrance to the Mansion at Bahjí

Collins Gate at Bahjí, 1960s

Gardens at Bahjí with Mansion of Bahjí in background

View from the balcony at the Mansion of Bahjí

Tree in the garden near the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh

Stained glass on the balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Painting detail from the balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Centuries-old sycamore fig tree in the gardens of Bahjí

Windows on the Bahjí Pilgrim House

Pathway in the gardens at Bahjí

Balcony at the Mansion of Bahjí

Balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Mansion of Bahjí, Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and surrounding gardens

Balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Stones on the path in the gardens at Bahjí

Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding gardens

Mansion of Bahjí, c. 1950

Gardens at Bahjí, 1960s

Terraces and garden at Bahjí

Archway detail at the Mansion of Bahjí

Balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Gardens at Bahjí near the entrance gatehouse plaza

Balcony of the Mansion of Bahjí

Mansion of Bahjí, Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and surrounding gardens

The main hall of the Mansion of Bahjí just before the Guardian began its restoration, 1929

Olive tree grove in the gardens at Bahjí

Mansion of Bahjí and surrounding gardens, 1952

Gardens at Bahjí