Shrine of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Work begins on 'Akká Visitors' Centre  To watch a video, read the story online, or view more photos, visit news.bahai.org. BAHÁ'Í WORLD CENTRE, 15 December 2022, (BWNS) — Work has now begun on the 'Akká Visitors' Centre, which will welcome pilgrims and visitors to the Shrine of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Riḍván Garden. When the Shrine is complete, visitors, many of whom travel great distances to express their love and devotion, will arrive at the 'Akká Visitors' Centre to prepare themselves to pray and meditate at the final resting place of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. The site for the Shrine is in the vicinity of the Riḍván Garden, which was prepared by 'Abdu'l-Bahá as a place where Bahá'u'lláh could find rest in the final years of a life that was largely spent in exile and incarceration. The Visitors' Centre will be located at the northeast corner of the site, directly north of the Riḍván Garden and east of the Shrine of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. The complex will consist of three buildings: a pilgrim reception centre, which will be the largest of the buildings, a public visitors' centre, which will be located near the northernmost gate to the site, and a utility building located along the east fence. The groundwork and infrastructure for the power, water, and drainage, have already been completed, and construction of the piles for the building foundations began earlier this week. Images showing the design renderings and the current state of the site can be seen on news.bahai.org.
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