Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2012 shows the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa, north Israel. The Baha'i Gardens in Haifa comprise a staircase of nineteen terraces extending all the way up the northern slope of Mount Carmel. The geometry of the complex is built around the axis connecting it with the City of Akko, which also has great historical and sacred significance for Baha'is. At its heart stands the golden-domed Shrine of the Bab, which is the resting place of the Prophet-Herald of the Baha'i Faith. [Xinhua]