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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. |
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- December 2
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- December 3
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The destruction of the National Bahá’í Center in Tehran, Iran occurred during the height of a wave of persecutions against the Bahá’ís of Iran in 1955. As part of these persecutions, Bahá'ís were targets of mob violence; Bahá'í properties were destroyed, Bahá'í centres were looted, Bahá'í cemeteries desecrated, Bahá'ís were killed, some hacked to pieces, Bahá'í women were abducted and forced to marry Muslims, and Bahá'ís were expelled and dismissed from schools and employment. |
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- December 4
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The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, located near 'Akká, Israel, is the most holy place for Bahá'ís and represents the Qiblih, or direction of prayer. It contains the remains of Bahá'u'lláh and is near the spot where he died in the Mansion of Bahji. Surrounding the Shrine and Mansion is the Haram-i-Aqdas, or the "Holy Court", which consists of landscaping and formal gardens which provide a befitting approach to this holy spot. |
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- December 5
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The Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel, is the spot where the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábi 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. |
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- 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. |
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- 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. |
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- 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. |
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- December 9
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- 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. |
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- December 11
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This is an image of the future House of Worship planned for 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. Its sides will be composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass. The interior structure will be a lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. |
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- 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. |
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- December 13
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- December 14
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- December 15
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- December 16
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- December 17
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- 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. |
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- 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. |
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- December 20
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- December 21
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- 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. |
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- December 23
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- 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. |
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- December 25
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- December 26
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- December 27
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- 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. |
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- December 29
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This is an image of the future House of Worship planned for 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. Its sides will be composed of translucent panels of alabaster and cast glass. The interior structure will be a lattice structure of steel supporting the inside of the upper dome. |
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- 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. |
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- December 31
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