Saturday, July 26, 2008
Bahai Gardens named UNESCO World Heritage Site
The two Bahai Gardens in Haifa and Acre have been named today UNESCO World Heritage site.
(1) Haifa Golden Shrine
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The following photo shows a view of the Bahai Golden Shrine and Gardens on the slopes of Mount Carmel. The tomb of the Bab, the forerunner of the Baith faith, is located here, after his remains were brought from Persia in 1899. The gardens have been redesigned in recent years, and the site is a charming place to visit.
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For more info - See the Acre Bahai sites.
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Link to Unesco: Bahai sites
(1) Haifa Golden Shrine
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The following photo shows a view of the Bahai Golden Shrine and Gardens on the slopes of Mount Carmel. The tomb of the Bab, the forerunner of the Baith faith, is located here, after his remains were brought from Persia in 1899. The gardens have been redesigned in recent years, and the site is a charming place to visit.
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(2) Bahai Gardens - Acre
The Bahji mansion, north-east of Acre, was a summer house which belonged to a wealthy merchant from Acre and was purchased by the Bahai faith. In this mansion BahaUllah lived until the rest of his life (1879-1892), and his tomb is located here in a house behind the mansion, amidst a beautiful garden, as seen in the photo below. The following photo shows an aerial view of the Gardens in Acre (Akko):
For more info - See the Acre Bahai sites.
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Link to Unesco: Bahai sites
# posted by Rotem @ 10:41 PM 
