Most Holy Shrine

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The Most Holy Shrine is the Baháʼí Faith’s holiest site, marking the resting place of Baháʼu'lláh near Acre in present-day Israel and serving as a major place of pilgrimage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí holy place
pilgrimage site
religious building
administeredBy Universal House of Justice
architecturalStyle simple Middle Eastern style with surrounding gardens
associatedWith Bahjí
Baháʼu'lláh
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh

Baháʼí World Centre buildings and gardens
burialPlaceOf Baháʼu'lláh
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
containsTombOf Baháʼu'lláh
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
country Israel
culturalSignificance center of Baháʼí devotional life
hasAccessRestriction reverent conduct required
shoes removed before entering inner precincts
hasAlternativeName Qiblih of the Baháʼí Faith
Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh
hasFeature courtyards
gardens
pilgrim routes
hasRole holiest site of the Baháʼí Faith
major place of pilgrimage for Baháʼís
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Baháʼí Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
isNear Bahjí
Mansion of Bahjí
isPartOf Baháʼí World Centre
locatedIn Acre region
Northern District, Israel
near Acre
nearBodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea
nearbyCity Acre
Haifa
ownedBy Baháʼí community
partOf Baháʼí Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee World Heritage property
pilgrimageObligationFor Baháʼís (subject to conditions)
linked to: Bahá'ís worldwide
qiblihFor Baháʼí obligatory prayer
recognizedAs place of outstanding universal value
recognizedBy UNESCO
religion Baháʼí Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith
sacredDirectionFor Baháʼí daily prayers
significanceFor Baháʼís worldwide
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2008
usedFor meditation
pilgrimage
prayer

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