The golden-domed Shrine of the Bab, completed in 1953, is the final resting place of the Bab, Baha'ullah's spiritual predecessor, who was executed in Persia in 1850; his remains were brought to Haifa in 1909. Combining the style and proportions of European architecture with motifs inspired by Eastern traditions, it was designed by a Canadian architect, built with Italian stone and decorated with Dutch tiles.
