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- December 1
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The Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel, is the spot where the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Bahá’u’lláh in the Bahá’í Faith, have been laid to rest; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Bahá’ís. Its precise location on Mount Carmel was designated by Bahá’u’lláh himself to his eldest son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in 1891. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá planned the structure, which was designed and completed several years later by his grandson, Shoghi Effendi. | ||
- December 2
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The Bahá’í Shrine in Montreal, Quebec, is the former home of May Bolles and William Sutherland Maxwell, where ‘Abdu’l-Bahá stayed in 1912 during His only visit to Canada. It was at Shoghi Effendi's request that the Maxwell home came to be maintained by the Canadian Baha'i Community as a shrine—the only such shrine outside of the Middle East. | ||
- December 3
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This is a conceptual drawing of the continental House of Worship for South America in Santiago, Chile. In late 2002, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile and the Universal House of Justice announced a competition for the design of the mother temple of South America, to be built outside Santiago. The winning design featured sides composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass, and an interior lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. | ||
- December 4
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Sydney, Australia. It was dedicated on September 17, 1961, and open to the public after four years of construction. The initial design by Charles Mason Remey was approved in 1957, and given to Sydney architect John Brogan to develop and complete. The surrounding gardens contain native plants including waratahs, several grevillea including the unique caleyi, the native pea, wattle and wooody pear, plus three species of eucalypts. The property is set high in a natural bushland setting of 380,000 square metres in Ingleside, a northern suburb overlooking the Pacific Ocean. | ||
- December 5
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This is a picture of the outside of the Tainan City Center in Tainan City, Taiwan. Tainan City is located in the south of Taiwan and the center pictured is the only Bahá’í Center in Taiwan, not including the National Office in Taipei. | ||
- December 6
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois that was completed in 1953; the Wilmette House of Worship is the largest and the oldest surviving temple. Known as the "Mother Temple of the West" it stands on the shores of Lake Michigan. The cladding is made out of white portland cement concrete with both clear and white quartz aggregate. It has received numerous design awards, and is a prominent Chicago-area landmark. The principal architect was Louis Bourgeois. | ||
- December 7
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This is a picture of the outside of the Tainan City Center in Tainan City, Taiwan. Tainan City is located in the south of Taiwan and the center pictured is the only Bahá’í Center in Taiwan, not including the National Office in Taipei. | ||
- December 8
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This picture is from inside the Los Angeles, California Bahá’í Center. The Los Angeles Center is host to many weekly events and acts as the main center for the Baha'is in the Los Angeles, facilitating most community events. | ||
- December 9
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This picture is from outside of the Bahá’í National Office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It acts as the Hazíratu'l-Quds for West Malaysia. | ||
- December 10
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Sydney, Australia. It was dedicated on September 17, 1961, and open to the public after four years of construction. The initial design by Charles Mason Remey was approved in 1957, and given to Sydney architect John Brogan to develop and complete. The surrounding gardens contain native plants including waratahs, several grevillea including the unique caleyi, the native pea, wattle and wooody pear, plus three species of eucalypts. The property is set high in a natural bushland setting of 380,000 square metres in Ingleside, a northern suburb overlooking the Pacific Ocean. | ||
- December 11
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This is an image of the continental House of Worship for South America in Santiago, Chile. In late 2002, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile and the Universal House of Justice announced a competition for the design of the mother temple of South America, to be built outside Santiago. The winning design featured sides composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass, and an interior lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. | ||
- December 12
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This is a picture of the Taiwan National Bahá’í Office located in Taipei, Taiwan. The center was purchased with the help of the United States Bahá’í community, donations from the friends, and the National Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia in 1967. It is located on the 3rd floor of of the building pictured. It was purchased in time for the Bahá’í friends to host their Naw Ruz celebration there. | ||
- December 13
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Built in the third stage of the building of the Arc, the Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts is the base of the scholars and translators who study and translate the Bahá’í texts to assist the Universal House of Justice. The architect was Hossein Amanat and it was completed in 1999. | ||
- December 14
- December 15
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The Seat of the Universal House of Justice is the building located in Haifa, Israel where the Universal House of Justice, the centre of the covenant, sits. It is a large building where the House of Justice can meet dignitaries and pilgrims, and attend to other business. It also houses a few other offices of the World Centre. The architect was Hossein Amanat and it was completed in 1982 during the second stage of building on the Arc, to be occupied in 1983. | ||
- December 16
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The Visitors Centre is an underground structure on the 11th terrace behind the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel within Haifa, Israel. It can be found on street level under the Hatzionut Bridge which the terraces pass over. | ||
- December 17
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The second Western Pilgrim House, often referred to as "the old western Pilgrim House", located at 10 Haparsim (Persian) Street in Haifa, Israel, was used as a Pilgrim House for members of the Bahá’í Faith who had come for pilgrimage during the first half of the 20th century. It is currently part of the World Centre and used by the Bahá’í International Community Secretariat and related offices. | ||
- December 18
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The Eastern Pilgrim House or the "Haifa Pilgrim House" is a Pilgrim House for Bahá’ís when they go on pilgrimage. The house was built after ‘Abdu’l-Bahá interred the remains of the Báb on Mount Carmel. The construction of this stone building was supervised Mírzá Ja’far Rahmání of 'Ishqábád, who also paid all the expenses. It is known as the "Eastern Pilgrim House", as for decades it housed the Persian pilgrims. After 1951, when the Western Pilgrim House at 10 Haparsim Street became the seat of the International Bahá’í Council, it became the Pilgrim House for all pilgrims. | ||
- December 19
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The Pilgrim Reception Centre or the "Haifa Pilgrim Reception Centre" is the newest Pilgrim Reception Centre for pilgrimage to sites near the Bahá’í World Centre. It is comprised of two conjoined buildings, of a historic medical clinic, that have recently been remodeled and opened in October 2000. The building can serve up to 500 people on pilgrimage. | ||
- December 20
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The House of 'Abdu'lláh Páshá is one of the properties the Bahá’í holy family used in the 'Akká area. It was acquired by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to fit the growing family and also provide space to welcome pilgrims who had started to arrive. The first western pilgrims were welcomed here on December 10, 1898. | ||
- December 21
- December 22
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The Mansion of Bahjí is a term used to describe a summer house in 'Akká, where Bahá’u’lláh died in 1892. His Shrine is located next to this house. It was built in 1870 over a much earlier and smaller building by `Udi Khammar, a wealthy merchant from Akká who also originally owned the House of 'Abbúd. `Udi Khammar died and was buried in a tomb in the south-east corner of the wall directly around the building. | ||
- December 23
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Pictured is the Bahjí Visitors Centre located near the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, the most holy place for Bahá’ís. | ||
- December 24
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The Pilgrim Reception Centre or the "Haifa Pilgrim Reception Centre" is the newest Pilgrim Reception Centre for pilgrimage to sites near the Bahá’í World Centre. It is comprised of two conjoined buildings, of a historic medical clinic, that have recently been remodeled and opened in October 2000. The building can serve up to 500 people on pilgrimage. | ||
- December 25
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The Visitors Centre is an underground structure on the 11th terrace behind the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel within Haifa, Israel. It can be found on street level under the Hatzionut Bridge which the terraces pass over. | ||
- December 26
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The prison cell in which Bahá’u’lláh lived between 1868 and 1870 has now become a Bahá’í pilgrimage location. Its restoration was completed in June 2004. | ||
- December 27
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Built in the third stage of the building of the Arc, the Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts is the base of the scholars and translators who study and translate the Bahá’í texts to assist the Universal House of Justice. The architect was Hossein Amanat and it was completed in 1999. | ||
- December 28
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This is a picture of the Taiwan National Bahá’í Office located in Taipei, Taiwan. The center was purchased with the help of the United States Bahá’í community, donations from the friends, and the National Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia in 1967. It is located on the 3rd floor of of the building pictured. It was purchased in time for the Bahá’í friends to host their Naw Ruz celebration there. | ||
- December 29
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This is an image of the continental House of Worship for South America in Santiago, Chile. In late 2002, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile and the Universal House of Justice announced a competition for the design of the mother temple of South America, to be built outside Santiago. The winning design featured sides composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass, and an interior lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. | ||
- December 30
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This is an image of the House of Worship in Sydney, Australia. It was dedicated on September 17, 1961, and open to the public after four years of construction. The initial design by Charles Mason Remey was approved in 1957, and given to Sydney architect John Brogan to develop and complete. The surrounding gardens contain native plants including waratahs, several grevillea including the unique caleyi, the native pea, wattle and wooody pear, plus three species of eucalypts. The property is set high in a natural bushland setting of 380,000 square metres in Ingleside, a northern suburb overlooking the Pacific Ocean. | ||
- December 31
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This is an image of the continental House of Worship for South America in Santiago, Chile. In late 2002, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Chile and the Universal House of Justice announced a competition for the design of the mother temple of South America, to be built outside Santiago. The winning design featured sides composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass, and an interior lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. | ||
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