Kiryat HaLeom
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Kiryat HaLeom also known as Kiryat HaUma , is the official label of a complex in central Jerusalem that includes Kiryat HaMemshala
Kiryat hamemshala
Kiryat HaMemshala , also known as Kiryat Ben-Gurion, is a complex of government buildings in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel.-History:...

, the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...

, Sacher Park
Sacher Park
Sacher Park Is the largest municipal park in Jerusalem, Israel, located near the center of the city, the neighborhoods of Kiriyat Wolfson, Nachlaot and adjoining the Israel Government Complex....

, the Menorah garden, Wohl Rose Park and Binyanei HaUma
International Convention Center (Jerusalem)
The International Convention Centre , commonly known as Binyenei HaUma , is a concert hall and conventional center in Giv'at Ram in Jerusalem, Israel. It is the largest convention center in the Middle East...

. It was traditionally considered to be the northern part of the Givat Ram
Givat Ram
Givat Ram is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel. Many of Israel's most important national institutions are located in Givat Ram, among them the Knesset, the Israel Museum, the National Library of Israel and the Israeli Supreme Court.-Etymology:...

 Neighborhood.

The project was started in the 1990s, and it is planned that the compound will include all government institutions of the State of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. It currently includes the Bank of Israel
Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel is the central bank of Israel. It is located in Kiryat HaMemshala in Israel's capital city of Jerusalem, with a branch office in Tel Aviv. The current governor is Stanley Fischer.-History:...

, the Jerusalem Science Museum, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Israel)
The Israeli Ministry of Finance is a part of the Israeli political system. It is responsible for planning and implementing the Government of Israel’s overall economic policy....

, the Office of the Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister (Israel)
Office of the Prime Minister is the governmental ministration office with the responsibility of coordinating the actions of the work of all governmental ministry offices, on various matters, and serving and assisting the Israeli Prime Minister in his daily work...

 and the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Israel
The Supreme Court is at the head of the court system and highest judicial instance in Israel. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem.The area of its jurisdiction is all of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme...

. Future buildings will house the National Archives, the National Gallery, the National Library and the State Comptroller.

The project is aimed to be completed in 20 years. The plans also include the construction of Kikar HaLeom, a national square adjacent to the Office of the Prime Minister, as well as a national boulevard leading to the square.

Rova Mevo Ha'ir
Rova Mevo Ha'ir
Rova Mevo Ha'ir , is a project establishing the main entrance to Jerusalem from road 1 is supposed to also connect to the Jerusalem central bus station, and the railway station behind, and the Jerusalem light railway with Jerusalem Chords Bridge in which a central entrance to Jerusalem...

is a project to built a new main entrance to jerusalem that contuniue the Kiryat HaLeom area.
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