1. View of Mt. Carmel, circa 1909. 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.

2. Stone edifice under construction by Abdu’l-Baha, undated

3. The Shrine of the Báb, 1909

4. Shrine of the Bab with rooms added by Shoghi Effendi, 1939

5. Drawing by William Sutherland Maxwell of the Shrine of the Bab with the superstructure he designed, 1944

6. The octagon with pinnacles and balustrade, 1952

7. Construction of the superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb viewed from the base of Mount Carmel, 1952

8. A view of the drum under construction, from terrace below, 1952

9. The dome and drum of the Shrine of the Báb take shape over the completed octagon and colonnade, 1952

10. The Shrine with its superstructure completed