View of Mt. Carmel, circa The circle of cypress trees marks the place where Bahá'u'lláh stood in 1891, when He indicated the site for the Shrine of the Báb.
Stone edifice under construction by Abdu’l-Baha, undated
The Shrine of the Báb, 1909
Shrine of the Bab with rooms added by Shoghi Effendi, 1939
Drawing by William Sutherland Maxwell of the Shrine of the Bab with the superstructure he designed, 1944
The octagon with pinnacles and balustrade, 1952
Construction of the superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb viewed from the base of Mount Carmel, 1952
A view of the drum under construction, from terrace below, 1952
The dome and drum of the Shrine of the Báb take shape over the completed octagon and colonnade, 1952
The Shrine with its superstructure completed