Haifa is the Headquarter for Baha’ism. The spectacular shrine of the Báb and the splendid gardens are striking landmarks of Haifa and has attracted millions of visitors.

Garden traces, also known as the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, extending 1 km from the base of Mount Carmel to its summit. This spectacular garden features 19 tracers and more than 1500 steps and its centerpiece is the gold domed shrine of the Báb. The nine tracers above the shrine and the nine tracers below the shrine represent the first eighteen disciples of the Báb.

The precise location of the Baha’is headquarter on Mount Carmel was designated by Husayn-Ali Bahá'u'lláh, the man that the Baha’is believe was the “Promised One”. The structure was planned by `Abdu'l-Bahá and designed later by Shoghi Effendi. The remains of Siyyad-Ali Muhammad, the Báb, a Muslim lived in Persia and proclaimed the coming of the “Promised One”, were laid to rest on 1909 in a mausoleum on Mount Carmel, Haifa. On 1921, the remains of `Abdu'l-Bahá were laid in the same mausoleum.

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The golden dome shrine that contains the tomb of the Báb was completed in 1953. The shrine is a place for quiet meditation used by the Baha’is when visiting it. The dome is composed with 14,000 handmade golden bricks made in Netherlands. The base of the shrine is octagon and it has a pink granite columns recall Roman architecture.
The Shrine of the Báb and the Gardens are opened to the public free of charge. Four reservations and further information see: http://terraces.bahai.org/

More photos of Haifa sites are available at HolyLand Photo Gallery