The Baba Temple is the main temple of the Baha'i religion, located in the city of Haifa ( Israel ), in which the remains of the Baba , the founder of the Babism faith, from which the Bahai faith subsequently arose, were buried .
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The location for the future temple was directly determined by Bahá'u'lláh in 1891, but the tomb was built under the leadership of Abdul-Bahá many years later. The remains of the Bab were buried in it on March 21, 1909. The building, which has now become one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites [1] , was built over the tomb under the leadership of Shoghi Effendi in 1949-1953.
Most of the stones for the Baba Temple were mined in Italy and then transported to Israel. The temple was designed by Maxwell William Sutherland, Canadian Baha'i, father-in-law of Shoghi Effendi, who created his projects in the style of Beaux-Arts . Some aspects of the structural design of the dome were designed by Professor Technion .
Baba Temple is just one of the fantastic sites in Haifa. Bahá'ís consider the Temple of the Báb and the surrounding gardens (which also belong to the World Heritage Site) a “gift to humanity”.
In 2008-2011, the temple was under reconstruction [2] .
Notes
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center. Three new sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List (July 8, 2008). Date of treatment July 8, 2008.
- ↑ Beauty of restored Shrine set to dazzle visitors and pilgrims , Bahá'í World News Service. (April 12, 2011). Date of treatment April 12, 2011.