Buildings & Places

Shrine of the Báb

Construction of the colonnade of the Shrine of the Báb, 1950

Detail of the pathway to the Shrine of the Báb

Construction of the Shrine of the Báb, 1952

View of the Shrine of the Báb from the road which later became Ben Gurion Avenue (1905-1910)

Shrine of the Báb and Terraces

Shrine of the Báb and Terraces as seen from Ben Gurion

Cypress grove on the south side of the Shrine of the Báb, where Bahá’u’lláh indicated to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá where the Shrine of the Báb was to be built, early 1900s

Lamp inside the arcade of the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb, 1954

Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens

Lancet windows and details of the drum of the Shrine of the Báb

Construction of the superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb, 1950

Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens

Construction of the Shrine of the Báb, 1950s

Pinnacles, wrought iron balustrade and lit lancet windows

Drum of the Shrine of the Báb

Construction of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb 1991

Details for the Shrine of the Báb

Columns of Shrine of the Báb

Modern aerial view

Detail of the brim of the Shrine

Golden dome and drum of the Shrine of the Báb

Golden dome and drum of the Shrine of the Báb

Details for the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb and Lower Terraces

Drawing by William Sutherland Maxwell of the Shrine of the Báb with the superstructure he designed, 1944

Shrine of the Báb and Upper Terraces

Shrine of the Báb before the Superstructure was built, early 1900s

Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens

Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb

Looking at the Shrine of the Báb at sunrise from the west

Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb at sunrise

Aerial footage #1 of the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb and the Haifa Bay

Aerial footage #2 of the Shrine of the Báb

Aerial footage #3 of the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens

Detail of the design of Shrine’s arches

Shrine of the Báb (right) and International Archives Building (left)

Night view of lit windows on the octagon of the Shrine of the Báb

Lights on path below the Shrine of the Báb, 1920s

Shrine of the Báb

Entrance to the Shrine of the Báb

Marble arcade of the Shrine of the Báb

Ringstone symbol on the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens, c. 1960

Details for the Shrine of the Báb

Gardens surrounding the Shrine of the Báb, c. 1937

Marble arcade of the Shrine of the Báb

Gate entrance to the Shrine of the Báb

Aerial view of the Shrine of the Báb and Terraces

Shrine of the Báb as seen from Carmel Avenue (now Ben Gurion), 1950s

The terraces around the Shrine of the Báb are illumined at night.

Ornamental detail from the Shrine of the Báb

The Shrine of the Báb sits in the middle of the 19 magnificent terraces, which are at times illumined at night.

Detail design on the outer face of the arcade on the Shrine of the Báb

Construction of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb 1991

Lancet windows of the Shrine of the Báb

Aerial view of the Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens, 1985

Shrine of the Báb and Lower Terraces

Gardens surrounding the Shrine of the Báb, 1940s

Construction of the Shrine of the Báb, 1952

Pool on one of the Lower Terraces at the Shrine of the Báb

Workmen constructing the retaining wall behind the Shrine of the Báb, 1948

Entrance to the Shrine of the Báb

Construction of the Shrine of the Báb, 1950s

Ringstone symbol on the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb and Terraces as seen from the top of Mount Carmel

Shrine of the Báb and Terraces as seen from the top of Mount Carmel

Aerial view of the Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens, 1954

Looking at the Shrine of the Bab and its surrounding gardens at sunrise from the west

Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb and surrounding gardens

Aerial footage compilation of the Shrine of the Báb

Aerial footage #4 of the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of the Báb viewed from the tenth terrace

Shrine of the Báb and lower terraces

A fountain on the terraces overlooking Haifa Bay

Gardens near the Shrine of the Báb

Gardens on terrace eleven

Gardens along the path from the Haifa Pilgrim House to the Shrine of the Báb

View of the Shrine of the Báb from the terraces above the Shrine of the Báb

View of the Shrine of the Báb from the path to the Haifa Pilgrim House

A view from one of the terraces above the Shrine of the Báb

View of the Shrine of the Báb from the eleventh terrace at night

Shrine of the Báb and Lower Terraces

Shrine of the Báb and Terraces

Colonnade of the Shrine of the Báb

Colonnade of the Shrine of the Báb

View of upper part of the Shrine of the Báb

View of the Shrine of the Báb and its balustrade

View of the upper part of the Shrine of the Báb

View of Haifa Bay from the terraces above the Shrine of the Báb

Sunrise over Haifa and the bay, viewed from the terraces above the Shrine of the Báb

Two fountains on the terraces below the Shrine of the Báb

Colonnade of the Shrine of the Báb

Colonnade of the Shrine of the Báb

View of the Shrine of the Báb from the eleventh terrace

View of the Shrine of the Báb from the upper terraces

The upper terraces and the Shrine of the Báb, with the Bay of Haifa in view

View of the Shrine of the Báb from the upper terraces

Shrine of the Báb at night

A path near the Shrine of the Báb

A path and hedges near the Shrine of the Báb

Peacock statue near the Shrine of the Báb

A path near the Haifa Pilgrim House

View of the Lower Terraces and the City of Haifa beyond

A path near the Shrine of the Báb

A fountain on the Terraces

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