In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “location where the báb 's remains have been laid to rest”. Today it says “structure on the slopes of mount carmel in haifa”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Shrine of the Báb The Shrine of the Báb is the location where the Báb 's remains have been laid to rest.1The location was designated by Bahá'u'lláh himself in 1891 but only built by `Abdu'l-Bahá many years later. The superstructure was completed by Shoghi Effendi Rabbani in the 1950s. The remains were laid to rest on the March 21 1909 in a small mausoleum. The structure that is so widely admired today was built over the mausoleum between 1949 and 1953. Most of the stones for the Shrine of the Báb were carved in Italy and then shipped to Israel . The architect was William Sutherland Maxwell , a Canadian Bahá'í who was a Beaux-Arts architect and the father-in-law of Shoghi Effendi. Some aspects of the structural engineering of the dome were designed by a professor at the Technion . It is one of the most recognisable landmarks in Haifa . The Bahá'ís consider the Shrine of the Báb and the surrounding gardens to be a "gift to humanity." v t e2
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The opening as it stood in 2010 9 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Shrine of the Báb Shrine of the Báb (view from Mount Carmel ) The Shrine of the Báb is a structure in Haifa , Israel where the remains of the Báb , founder of Bábism 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, after the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Acre .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 .Crowning the design, as anticipated by `Abdu'l-Bahá, is a dome, which is set on an 18-windowed drum.That, in turn, is mounted on an octagon, a feature suggested by Shoghi Effendi.An arcade surrounds the stone edifice.A restoration project of the exterior and interior of the shrine has started in 2008 and is planned to be completed in 2012.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Night view of the Shrine of the Báb Shrine of the Báb The Shrine of the Báb is a structure in Haifa , Israel where the remains of the Báb , founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh in the Bahá'í Faith , have been buried; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Bahá'ís, after the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Acre . 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 . Crowning the design, as anticipated by `Abdu'l-Bahá, is a dome, which is set on an 18-windowed drum. That, in turn, is mounted on an octagon, a feature suggested by Shoghi Effendi. An arcade surrounds the stone edifice. A restoration project of the exterior and interior of the shrine started in 2008 and was completed in April 2011.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Tomb of the founder of the Bábí Faith in Haifa, Israel Monument in Haifa The Shrine of the Báb is a structure in Haifa , Israel where the remains of the Báb , founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Baháʼu'lláh in the Baháʼí Faith , have been buried; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Baháʼís, after the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh in Acre . Its precise location on Mount Carmel was designated by Baháʼu'lláh himself to his eldest son, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá , in 1891. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá planned the structure, which was designed and completed several years later by his grandson, Shoghi Effendi . Crowning the design, as anticipated by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, is a dome, which is set on an 18-windowed drum. That, in turn, is mounted on an octagon, a feature suggested by Shoghi Effendi. An arcade surrounds the stone edifice. A restoration project of the exterior and interior of the shrine started in 2008 and was completed in April 2011.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Tomb of the founder of the Bábí Faith in Haifa, Israel Monument in Haifa The Shrine of the Báb is a structure on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa , Israel , where the remains of the Báb , founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Baháʼu'lláh in the Baháʼí Faith , are buried; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Baháʼís, after the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh in Acre . Its precise location on Mount Carmel was designated by Baháʼu'lláh himself to his eldest son, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá , in 1891. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá planned the structure, which was designed and completed several years later by his grandson, Shoghi Effendi . Crowning the design, as anticipated by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, is a dome, which is set on an 18-windowed drum. That, in turn, is mounted on an octagon, a feature suggested by Shoghi Effendi. An arcade surrounds the stone edifice. A restoration project of the exterior and interior of the shrine started in 2008 and was completed in April 2011.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Tomb of the founder of the Bábí Faith in Haifa, Israel Monument in Israel The Shrine of the Báb is a structure on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa , Israel , where the remains of the Báb , founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Baháʼu'lláh in the Baháʼí Faith , are buried; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Baháʼís, after the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh in Acre . Its precise location on Mount Carmel was designated by Baháʼu'lláh himself to his eldest son, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá , in 1891. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá planned the structure, which was designed and completed several years later by his grandson, Shoghi Effendi . Crowning the design, as anticipated by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, is a dome, which is set on an 18-windowed drum. That, in turn, is mounted on an octagon, a feature suggested by Shoghi Effendi. An arcade surrounds the stone edifice. A restoration project of the exterior and interior of the shrine started in 2008 and was completed in April 2011.
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location where the báb 's remains have been laid to rest
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structure on the slopes of mount carmel in haifa
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