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This large
and imposing building, was built about
1870 as a summer palace for
´Údí
Khammár, a prosperous
merchant of 'Akká. The owners
fled during an epidemic, and in 1879 the
Mansion was rented and later purchased as
a residence for
Bahá'u'lláh.
"Greetings
and salutations rest upon this mansion
which increaseth in splendour through the
passage of time. Manifold wonders and
marvels are found therein, and pens are
baffled in attempting to describe them." -
(The dedicatory statement of
´Údí
Khammár placed over the
lintel upon completion of the mansion in
1870).
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