Baha'i shrines chosen as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO

The Baha'i blogosphere is abuzz with the news that

the Shrine of the Bab and

the Shrine of Baha'u'llah have been chosen by UNESCO as World Heritage sites. You can read about it from the Baha'i World News Service:

QUEBEC CITY — A United Nations committee meeting here has determined that two Baha'i shrines in Israel possess "outstanding universal value" and should be considered as part of the cultural heritage of humanity.
The decision today by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee means that the two most sacred sites for Baha'is - the resting places of the founders of their religion - join a list of internationally recognized sites like the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, the Taj Mahal, and Stonehenge.
The World Heritage List also includes places of global religious significance like the Vatican, the Old City of Jerusalem, and the remains of the recently destroyed Bamiyan Buddhist statues in Afghanistan. Continue reading-->>