moar on bahai expensive architecture, western presence and stealthness
>The architect was William Sutherland Maxwell, a Canadian Bahá'í who was a Beaux-Arts architect and the father-in-law of Shoghi Effendi. Shoghi Effendi provided overall guidance, including in the use of Western and Eastern styles, but left the artistic details to Maxwell. Maxwell's design of the Rose Baveno granite colonnade, Oriental-style Chiampo stone arches, and golden dome is meant to harmonize Eastern and Western proportions and style. Maxwell died in 1952, and Shoghi Effendi named the Southern door of the Shrine after him. Some remaining aspects of the dome's structural engineering were designed by Professor H. Neumann of Haifa's Technion University.[2]
Where do they have the money for these expensive architects and engineering councelors? How come their council has so many americans? Something is definitely weirdregarding this obscure "oriental" new religion. It looks much more western and much less oriental the more you look at it. I COULD BE WRONG THOUGH.
SOURCE:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Báb
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_House_of_Justice
On a personal note it is a very stealthy religion, and most iaraelis only know that it has a center in haifa that innclides beautifull garden. Some even joke saying the israeli nuke are under their gardens.