Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Pillars of main edifice completed

This report was published by the Bahá’í World News Service on 6 July 2021.

BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — Many of the distinctive architectural features of the design of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá are becoming visible as work progresses.

The eight pillars of the central edifice have now been completed. The folding walls on the west side of the central plaza are also complete and are being joined with one of the portal walls of the south plaza.

At the same time, preparations are beginning for the work of building an intricate trellis across the central plaza.

Progress on these elements is featured in a gallery of images on the Baha’i World News Service site at https://news.bahai.org/story/1517/.

This panoramic image shows six of the eight pillars that are a key structural element of the main edifice before all were completed.

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