Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: First columns of main edifice raised

May 15

May 15 Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: First columns of main edifice raised

This report was published by the Bahá’í World News Service on 13 May 2021.

BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — The first two columns of the main edifice of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l Bahá have been raised. Each now stands 11 meters above the central plaza floor.

Eight columns will eventually be built, forming part of the walls of the main edifice and supporting the trellis that will span the central plaza.

To the west of the main edifice, the first three segments of the folding walls that will surround the central plaza have been built. A total of ten identical segments are being constructed one by one.

To see a gallery of images showing the progress of work on the columns and plaza walls along with some of the other developments on the site, go to this story on the Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS) website: news.bahai.org/story/1509/.

The video below (also sourced from the above BWNS page) shows segments of the folding wall around the central plaza being constructed while work on the planters in the north plaza is advancing.

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