Baha'i Garden and Shrine

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The Baha'i faith was founded in Persia by Mirza Husayn Ali (1817-1892), known as Báha'u'lláh, and holds as its central belief the unity of mankind. Siyyid `Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850), who went by the title of Báb, was one of three central figures of Baha'i faith and was martyred by the Persians at the age of 30. Báha'u'lláh's son had this mausoleum built in Haifa and reinterred the Báb's remains here in 1909. The surrounding hillside was built as a terraced garden that is maintained by Baha'i volunteers from around the world.

05/24/2011 08:03 IDT Boarding the bus	05/24/2011 08:19 IDT Baha'i shrine and gardens
05/24/2011 08:19 IDT Port of Haifa	05/24/2011 08:20 IDT Looking over the city
05/24/2011 08:21 IDT Baha'i shrine and gardens	05/24/2011 08:22 IDT Haifa map
05/24/2011 08:22 IDT Shrine of the Bab marker	05/24/2011 08:23 IDT Bay
05/24/2011 08:23 IDT Port of Haifa	05/24/2011 08:57 IDT Poor pedestrian traffic planning
05/24/2011 09:03 IDT Garden gate	05/24/2011 09:03 IDT Garden gate
05/24/2011 09:05 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:06 IDT Baha'i garden
05/24/2011 09:06 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:06 IDT Baha'i garden
05/24/2011 09:07 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:08 IDT Baha'i garden
05/24/2011 09:08 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:08 IDT Baha'i garden
05/24/2011 09:09 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:09 IDT Baha'i garden
05/24/2011 09:09 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:10 IDT Baha'i garden
05/24/2011 09:11 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:11 IDT Baha'i shrine
05/24/2011 09:12 IDT Baha'i shrine	05/24/2011 09:27 IDT Baha'i shrine
05/24/2011 16:32 IDT Baha'i shrine	05/24/2011 09:28 IDT Leaving the shrine
05/24/2011 09:29 IDT Purple tree	05/24/2011 09:30 IDT Terrace
05/24/2011 09:31 IDT Baha'i garden	05/24/2011 09:32 IDT Looking out over the bay

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