Tomb of Zechariah

Valley of Josaphat, Jerusalem.

According to a Jewish tradition this is the tomb of the priest Zechariah Ben Jehoiada (Book of Chronicles).

The pyramid-topped 'Tomb of Zechariah' is actually the aboveground monument of the adjacent 'Tomb of Bnei Hezir'.

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Jerusalem's Cardo (Jewish Quarter, Old city of Jerusalem)


The Cardo was built in the reign of Emperor Justinian (527-565).
The Cardo, running north to south, was the main street of Aelia Capitolina, the Roman and Byzantine city and is depicted in the Madaba map
(6th century map discovered in 1896 in the floor of a Byzantine church in the Jordanian city of Madaba).

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Knesset Menorah

The Knesset Menorah (Menorat HaKnesset).


Located at Gan Havradim (Rose Garden) in front of the Knesset (The Israeli parliament).
The Menorah is the work of Beno Belkan, a British sculptor.
It is made of bronze and 5 meters high and 4 meters wide.
On each of the seven branches is a relief depicting events and personages from the history of the Jewish people and culture.
It was given to the State of Israel by the British Labour Party as a token of goodwill and friendship.

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German Colony (HaMoshava HaGermanit), Jerusalem



The German Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, established in the second half of the 19th century by members of the German Temple Society (Wikipedia).

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