Universal House of Justice announces architect for Shrine of
‘Abdu’l-Baha

‎May‎ ‎6‎, ‎2019

Hossein Amanat has been appointed as the architect for the Shrine
of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. (May click to visit the Baha’i World News Service)

BAHA’I WORLD CENTRE —
The recent call of the Universal House of Justice for the construction of the
permanent Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Akka has galvanized the Baha’i world. The
selection of the edifice’s architect and the establishment of a fund to support
the historic project were made known earlier today.

In
a
letter to all National Spiritual Assemblies, the House of Justice announced the
appointment of Hossein Amanat as the Shrine’s architect. The distinguished
Iranian-Canadian architect is best known for his designs of three of the
buildings of the Arc on Mount Carmel in Haifa as well as the Azadi Tower in
Tehran.

Plans
for the construction of the Shrine were revealed by the House of Justice in its
annual
Ridvan message.
“The Bahá’í world is being summoned to build the edifice which will forever
embosom those sacred remains,” states the message. The Shrine will be built in
the vicinity of the Ridvan Garden in Akka, (opening image) a place Baha’u’llah visited on
several occasions in the later years of His life.

“It is our heartfelt
desire that this sacred edifice will be raised up through the universal
participation of the friends,” the House of Justice wrote today.