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Citadel of Faith
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Pages 79-80
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Shrine Parapet Completed
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Announce to the friends the completion, on the eve of Naw-Rúz, of
the erection of parapet crowning the eastern façade of Holy Shrine one
year after placing the first threshold stones upon the foundation of the
arcade. The beauty and majesty of the finely carved panels surmounting
the soaring arches spanning the rosy monolith columns, emblazoned
with emerald green and scarlet mosaic symbolizing the Báb's
lineage and martyrdom, are strikingly revealed. The original pearl-like
structure raised by the hands of the Center of the Covenant, enshrining
the remains of the Martyr-Prophet of the Faith, acquiring, through
construction of the shell designed for its embellishment and preservation,
additional height by one-third, additional width by one-fifth,
enhancing the massiveness of the edifice embosomed in the Mountain
of God, heralding the erection of the lofty gilded dome that will
eventually shine forth in solitary splendor from its heart.
[March 21, 1950]
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