Amazing Baha'i Gardens - the eighth wonder of the world.

The northern part of Israel, and the third largest in the country, the port city of Haifa. Here, on the slope of Mount Carmel is equivalent to a "eighth wonder of the world" the main local attraction - the so-called "Baha'i Gardens." Clic for texts only

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.Terraced gardens in the northern Israeli city of Haifa is surrounded by the golden-domed Shrine of the Bab, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Here is the world's administrative and spiritual center of the Baha'i religion, the number of practicing that globally, less than six million. Clic

.In addition to the temple-tombs and beautiful gardens in the center of the complex is the Universal House of Justice, the International Centre for Archives and texts. It also is available and the headquarters of the International Training Centre. Clic

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The entire complex was built Baha'i decade. Its cost bahaytsam cost $ 250 million. Baha‘i are voluntary donations from around the world. They dream that soon the people of the whole earth will unite in a single religion to be peaceful and preach tolerance to everything that exists on earth. Clic

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.Nine and nineteen - sacred to the followers of the Baha'i faith. The total number of terraces - 19, nine of which lead down from the Shrine of the Báb, located on 10th terrace, nine - up. Number of members of the Universal House of Justice is also nine.19 terraces on which the complex of gardens, which make up a "ladder." Currently, visitors are allowed to go down on it, and can only go up Baha'i pilgrims. Clic

Many objects of the Bahá'í World Centre, including the terraces and the Shrine of the Báb, in July 2008, were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Nine inputs are in the temple, symbolizing the unity of all religions. The gardens around the temple - the living embodiment of harmony and universal love. They, like the waves, apart from the church down the mountainside. Clic

Even plants in the gardens chosen symbolic. Olive tree - a symbol of peace and the blessings of God, the carob tree, called the bread of St. John (according to legend, the fruit can substitute for bread), the fig tree, as described in the Bible and is a symbol of prosperity, a palm tree, depicted on ancient Jewish coins.

To witness the gardens, penetrating half the city from top to bottom and just to come to rest in Israel, tens of thousands of tourists. Bahai temple in Haifa with their territory - this is a separate state, it does not belong to Israel, but belongs to Italy Vatican. You can get here only at certain times of the day (in the morning), and only in the group, accompanied by local guards.

.Many objects of the Bahá'í World Centre, including the terraces and the Shrine of the Báb, in July 2008, were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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