August 2nd, 2009
This is a wonderful way to pass few short hours in the center of Jerusalem - Go visit the Italian Synagogue Museum.
Located on 27 Hillel st. in jerusalem center, you’ll find a way to jump both in time and in place just by climbing a staircase.
This place holds the entire interior structure of an old Italian synagogue which was transfered from Conegliano - Italy and rebuilt in Jerusalem.
You can read more about the history of this place here, and also about the rescue operation to bring it to Jesrusalem.
There Museum contains not only the Synagogue, but also presenation rooms for Italian jewish art.
Museum and Synagogue opening hours:
Sun, Tue, Wed: 9am-5pm
Mon: 9am-2pm
Thurs, Fri: 9am-1pm
Closed on Shabbat and Jewish Holidays
For more details see the museum website
I’m sure you’ll enjoy a visit!
Tags: architecture, building, Jesusalem, jewish
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July 8th, 2009
“Israel Supreme Court” in Jerusalem is very interesting building.
There were two main concepts used to architect it:
Light
During the day, no electricity light needed!!!
The building has huge windows in any place.
This is not only to save the money, but take the light as a term of clean judgment, open to all.
Structure - Lines & Circles
The building combinesdirect lines - representing the hard lines of the law, and circles - representing Justice.
Go to the court website for details about guided tour schedules.
See more pictures here
If you search for hotels near by, you can visit LastMinuteTravel’s Jerusalem hotels. See the map - There are lots of hotels which are just few minutes walking from the Court.
Tags: architecture, building, government, guided tours
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May 12th, 2009
You are going to visit the Western Wall, aren’t you?
If you visit Jerusalem for the first time - I would say the answer should be only ”Yes!”
The view is very nice at night as well.
However, Don’t visit only the wall itself.
There are multiple point of interest around it.
The Generation Center which is an amazing piece of glass art telling the history of the jewish people:
And of course, the Western Wall Tunnels:
Hope you enjoy them all.
Tags: Jesusalem, Point of interest, Western Wall
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