Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Intricate work on central edifice proceeds in earnest

This article was published by the Bahá’í World News Service on 10 June 2026.

BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — Work on the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is advancing steadily across the site, with several of its most intricate stages now simultaneously under way.

The marble cladding of the trellis and columns of the central edifice is being undertaken, with five columns completed and three still to follow. The folding walls along the central plaza are being fitted with local stone, while the curved interior walls of the central edifice, framed from components precisely cut and prepared years in advance, are assembled like a mosaic. The glass panels, the tallest standing at more than eleven meters, have been fabricated and delivered, and await installation by a specialist team in the period ahead.

Beyond the trellis and central edifice, the north and south plazas are progressing as well, with local stone now set into their planter and portal walls. The recent removal of the construction crane, itself an important milestone, has opened the way to complete the remaining structural work around the south plaza.

The approaches to and from the Shrine are taking shape with a path that begins at the Ashraf Gate—where future visitors will enter the site of the Shrine—conceived so that the Shrine reveals itself gradually and, at one point along the way, comes into view aligned with the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh; to the east of the site, a winding path invites reflection.

Throughout the grounds, the Bahá’í World Centre’s Gardens Department has continued with the landscaping work. The berms flanking the central edifice are now substantially covered with greenery, and the maturing landscape lends to the site a growing serenity.

The full article including many photographs can be found on the Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS) website: Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Intricate work on central edifice proceeds in earnest | BWNS

Featured photo: Newly planted cypress trees line the exterior of the central plaza.