On our last day in Israel we visited Haifa. We started at the lowest of eightteen terraces leading to the shrine of the Bab. The Bab (or Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad) was the messenger who spoke of another messenger more important than himself. Baha'u'llah was the name of the second messenger and starter of the Bahai religion. The shrine of the Bab is the second most holy place of the Bahai religion. The shrine was completed in 1953 after the Bab had been burried there in 1908, sixty years after being executed in 1850. In 2001 the terraces (designed by Fariborz Sahba in 1987) were opened for the public. Entry to the upper, lower en middle terrace is possible for everybody. The beautiful gardens are maintained well and the lights give a spectacular view in the dark. Unfortunately we didn't have time to take pictures in the dark. While climbing higher (by car) on mount Carmel the view of Haifa changed a lot and gave even more great picture opportunities. I also finally took a picture of the district government center, the tallest building (when antenna's are included) of Haifa. From the first day in Israel I wanted to take a picture of this architectural masterpiece.

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