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Date 1961-10-02, descending sort earliest first

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1961 (Autumn/Winter)
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The International Bahá'í Archives Building was opened to Bahá'í pilgrims. [BW13:429; MC20]
  • For details of the Archives building and several pictures see BW13:403–34.
  • Marble for the the International Baha'i Archives building was cut and chiseled by Margraf, a firm from Chiampo, Italy formerly known as Industria dei Marmi Vincentini. [BWNS1223]
  • Shoghi Effendi chose the Parthenon as the basis for the design possibly due to its apparent enduring beauty. The capitals of the fifty columns were in the style of the Iconic rather than the Doric order.
  • International Bahá'í Archives; Pilgrimage; Marble; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Margraf; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel
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