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The Bahai Shrine and Hanging Gardens on Mount Carmel
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Category: Sites to visit in Haifa<br />Summary: Mount Carmel has always been linked with abundance and fertility, as indicated in the meaning of its original name “kerem” (vineyard). Mount Carmel, sacred to Jews and Christians alike, is also well known for its significant importance to the Bahá’ís, and serves as their spiritual and administrative centre.<br /><p><a href="(tammairanslip)void(0)" title="MB1" onclick="window.open('/modules/inbetween/editor/plugins/ibrowser/scripts/popup.php?url=/uploads/pix/BahaiShrine/MB1.jpg&clTxt=ìçöå òì äúîåðä ìñâéøú äçìåï','Image', 'width=500, height=300, scrollbars=no, toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, resizable=yes, screenX=100, screenY=100'); return false;"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/BahaiShrine/MB1_small.jpg" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" width="152" height="119" align="right" /></a>Mount Carmel has always been linked with abundance and fertility, as indicated in the meaning of its original name "kerem" (vineyard). Mount Carmel, sacred to Jews and Christians alike, is also well known for its significant importance to the Bahá'ís, and serves as their spiritual and administrative centre.<br /> <br />The shrine of the Báb, the prophet-herald of the Bahá'í Faith, is situated at the heart of the Carmel slops. <br />The shrine is surrounded by spectacular terraced gardens sculptured into the mountainside. <br />The shrine of the Báb, also known as the "golden dome," is one of Haifa's most distinctive symbols. <br /><br /></p> <table border="0" width="600" align="center" style="font-weight: bold"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="4"> </td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p1">Words of the Mayor</a> <br /> <br /></td> <td rowspan="4"> </td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p2">Historical Background</a> <br /> <br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p5"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /></a> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p5">The German Colony</a><br /> <br /></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p3">The Hanging Gardens</a><br /><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p7">Additional Photos ...</a><br /> <br /></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p6">About the Bahá'ís</a><br /> <br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c14/59/p0">Tours of the Bahá'í Gardens</a> <br /> <br /></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/uploads/pix/dot.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="35" height="8" align="absmiddle" /> <a href="http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/c12/58/p8">The Garden's Map</a> <br /><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /><div align="center"> Photos by the Bahá'í World Center, <font size="-1">all rights are reserved</font> ©.<br />Aerial Photos by Albatros - Aerial photos.</div><br />