Bahjí gardens

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The Bahjí gardens are the meticulously landscaped, sacred gardens surrounding the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Acre, Israel, and are a major site of pilgrimage for Bahá'ís worldwide.

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Bahjí gardens canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí holy place ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
access controlled by Baháʼí authorities ⓘ
adjacentTo Mansion of Bahjí ⓘ
associatedWith Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh

Baháʼí World Centre properties ⓘ
category Baháʼí pilgrimage sites ⓘ
Gardens in Israel ⓘ
Religious gardens ⓘ
conservationStatus carefully preserved religious site ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Baháʼí ideals of beauty and order ⓘ
etymology "Bahjí" means "delight" or "joy" in Arabic ⓘ
feature central axis leading to the Shrine of Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
decorative hedges ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
lawns ⓘ
meticulously landscaped flower beds ⓘ
pathways ⓘ
trees and shrubs ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy UNESCO ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear 2008 ⓘ
landscapeStyle formal gardens ⓘ
ornamental gardens ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
locatedIn Acre ⓘ
Bahjí ⓘ
Northern District of Israel ⓘ
maintainedBy Baháʼí World Centre ⓘ
near city of Acre ⓘ
linked to: ʿAkka
ownership Baháʼí community ⓘ
partOf Baháʼí holy places in Haifa and Western Galilee ⓘ
pilgrimageFrom worldwide ⓘ
purpose beautification of the surroundings of the Shrine of Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
place of prayer and meditation ⓘ
religion Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
sacredTo Baháʼís ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
significance major site of Baháʼí pilgrimage ⓘ
most holy place for Baháʼís ⓘ
surrounds Shrine of Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of World Heritage Site "Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee" ⓘ
usedFor Baháʼí pilgrimage programs ⓘ
devotional visits ⓘ
visitorRequirement modest dress ⓘ
respectful conduct ⓘ

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