Mount Herzl
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Mount Herzl also Har HaZikaron ( lit. "Mount of Remembrance"), is the national cemetery
of Israel
on the west side of Jerusalem. It is named for Theodor Herzl
, the founder of modern political Zionism
. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. Yad Vashem
, which commemorates the Holocaust, lies to the west of Mt. Herzl. Israel's war dead are also buried there. Mount Herzl is 834 meters above the sea.
: Levi Eshkol
, Golda Meir
and Yitzhak Rabin
(who is buried beside his wife Leah). Israeli presidents
are also buried on Mt. Herzl, as are other prominent Jewish and Zionist leaders. Mt. Herzl is the venue for many commemorative events and national celebrations.
In 1934, Zionist leader Menahem Ussishkin
organized the re-interrment of Leon Pinsker in Nicanor Cave
on Mount Scopus
in an attempt to build a pantheon for the great leaders of the nation. Ussishkin was buried there himself in 1941. When Mount Scopus became an enclave, cut off from Jerusalem, this solution was no longer feasible. A site was thus set aside for state leaders on Mount Herzl. The Presidents of Israel
, Prime Ministers of Israel
, and Knesset speakers are buried there. To the north of Herzl's grave, is a plot reserved for the leaders of the World Zionist Organization
, among them David Wolffsohn
, Nahum Sokolow
, Simcha Dinitz
, and Arieh Dulchin. Herzl's children - his daughter Pauline and son Hans - are buried nearby. Zalman Shazar
, Chaim Herzog
, Levi Eshkol
, Golda Meir
, Yitzhak Rabin
and his wife Leah Rabin are buried there. Other notable graves are those of the first speaker of the Knesset
, Yosef Sprinzak
and his wife Hanna, the first Minister of Finance
, Eliezer Kaplan
, and Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek
. The grave of Ze'ev Jabotinsky and his family is in a separate plot on the west side of Helkat Gedolei Ha'Uma.
Despite the national significance of the cemetery, some Israeli leaders asked to be buried elsewhere. David Ben-Gurion
, the first Prime Minister of Israel, chose to be laid to rest in Sde Boker
, the kibbutz to which he moved in keeping with his vision of cultivating the arid Negev desert. Menachem Begin
left instructions that he wanted to be buried on the Mount of Olives
, beside two members of the Irgun
pre-state underground who were hung by the British. Chaim Weizmann
, the first President of Israel, chose to be buried in his estate in Weizmann Institute of Science
in Rehovot
, and the seventh President of Israel, Ezer Weizman
was buried next to his son in Or Akiva. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
, the second president of Israel, asked to be buried in Har HaMenuchot
cemetery, and Moshe Sharett
, the second prime minister of Israel, was buried in Trumpeldor cemetery
in Tel Aviv
. Ephraim Katzir
, the fourth president of Israel, chose to be buried alongside his wife Nina in the Rehovot cemetery.
decide in favor of burying him there, in the interest of promoting national reconciliation and setting aside political grievances.
Soldiers awarded with the Medal of Valor may also be granted the right to be buried in Helkat Gedolei Ha'Uma.
cemetery is located on the northern slope of Mt. Herzl. Soldiers who have fallen in the line of duty are buried there. Israel's main Israel Police
cemetery is located on the northern slope of Mt. Herzl. Israeli police officers who have fallen in the line of duty are buried there in the northern military cemetery. The Garden of the Missing Soldiers
is a garden commemorating IDF
soldiers whose burial place is unknown. A National Memorial Hall
is scheduled to open in 2013 featuring a new memorial to the Unknown Soldier
.
The military cemetery also has a large plaza where a state ceremony is held on Yom Hazikaron
, commemorating Israel's fallen soldiers. The National Memorial Hall
is supposed to replace the Central Memorial Plaza ceremonies by the Yom Hazikaron
in 2013.
wrote in his will:
When Herzl died a year later, he was interred in Vienna
. Forty-five years later, Herzl's remains were brought to Israel and reinterred in Jerusalem. The location of the burial site was selected by a special state commission. Sixty-three entries were submitted in the competition for the design of the tombstone. The winner was Joseph Klarwein's design, consisting of an unadorned black granite stone inscribed with the name Herzl.
Despite Herzl's explicit wishes, his children were not buried beside him. For various reasons, the remains of his son and daughter were only brought to Israel in 2006. A third daughter was murdered in the Holocaust and her place of burial remains unknown. Herzl's only grandson was reinterred on Mt. Herzl in December 2007. Herzl's parents and sister are also buried at Mount Herzl.
The official ceremony marking the start of Israeli Independence Day
is held in the large plaza next to Herzl's grave.
on Mt. Herzl offers a glimpse into the life of Theodor Herzl, the man behind the dream of a Jewish homeland. A Zionism Studies Center was opened in 2010 next to the museum.
period.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
on the west side of Jerusalem. It is named for Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...
, the founder of modern political Zionism
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
, which commemorates the Holocaust, lies to the west of Mt. Herzl. Israel's war dead are also buried there. Mount Herzl is 834 meters above the sea.
History
Mount Herzl has served as Israel's national cemetery since 1951, following a government decision to establish a cemetery for Israeli leaders and fallen soldiers. Mt. Herzl is the burial place of three of Israel's prime ministersPrime Minister of Israel
The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
: Levi Eshkol
Levi Eshkol
' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...
, Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....
and Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin
' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
(who is buried beside his wife Leah). Israeli presidents
President of Israel
The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
are also buried on Mt. Herzl, as are other prominent Jewish and Zionist leaders. Mt. Herzl is the venue for many commemorative events and national celebrations.
Helkat Gedolei Ha'Uma
Menahem Ussishkin
Menachem Ussishkin was a Russian-born Zionist leader and head of the Jewish National Fund.Avraham Menachem Mendel Ussishkin was born in Dubroŭna in the Belarusian part of the Russian Empire, Ussishkin graduated as a technical engineer from Moscow Technological Institute...
organized the re-interrment of Leon Pinsker in Nicanor Cave
Nicanor Cave
The Cave of Nicanor is an ancient burial cave located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, Israel.Excavations in the cave discovered an ossuary referring to "Nicanor the door maker." The cave is located in the Botanical gardens on the grounds of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...
on Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus , جبل المشهد , جبل الصوانة) is a mountain in northeast Jerusalem. In the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Mount Scopus became a UN protected Jewish exclave within Jordanian-occupied territory until the Six-Day War in 1967...
in an attempt to build a pantheon for the great leaders of the nation. Ussishkin was buried there himself in 1941. When Mount Scopus became an enclave, cut off from Jerusalem, this solution was no longer feasible. A site was thus set aside for state leaders on Mount Herzl. The Presidents of Israel
President of Israel
The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007...
, Prime Ministers of Israel
Prime Minister of Israel
The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
, and Knesset speakers are buried there. To the north of Herzl's grave, is a plot reserved for the leaders of the World Zionist Organization
World Zionist Organization
The World Zionist Organization , or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization , or ZO, in 1897 at the First Zionist Congress, held from August 29 to August 31 in Basel, Switzerland...
, among them David Wolffsohn
David Wolffsohn
David Wolffsohn was a Jewish businessman, prominent early Zionist and second president of the Zionist Organization .Wolffsohn was born in Darbėnai, Lithuania, to religious parents, Isaac and Feiga. He received an observant religious education from his parents and in 1872 was sent to Germany to...
, Nahum Sokolow
Nahum Sokolow
Nahum Sokolow was a Zionist leader, author, translator, and a pioneer of Hebrew journalism....
, Simcha Dinitz
Simcha Dinitz
Simcha Dinitz was an Israeli statesman and politician. He served as Director General of the Prime Minister's office and political advisor to Prime Minister Golda Meir from 1969–1973, before becoming the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 1973 to 1979...
, and Arieh Dulchin. Herzl's children - his daughter Pauline and son Hans - are buried nearby. Zalman Shazar
Zalman Shazar
Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...
, Chaim Herzog
Chaim Herzog
Chaim Herzog served as the sixth President of Israel , following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces .-Early life:...
, Levi Eshkol
Levi Eshkol
' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...
, Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....
, Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin
' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
and his wife Leah Rabin are buried there. Other notable graves are those of the first speaker of 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...
, Yosef Sprinzak
Yosef Sprinzak
Yosef Sprinzak was a leading Zionist activist in the first half of the 20th century, an Israeli politician, and the first Speaker of the Knesset, a role he held from 1949 until his death in 1959....
and his wife Hanna, the first Minister 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....
, Eliezer Kaplan
Eliezer Kaplan
Eliezer Kaplan was a Zionist activist, Israeli politician, one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence and the country's first Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.-Biography:...
, and Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek
Teddy Kollek
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1989...
. The grave of Ze'ev Jabotinsky and his family is in a separate plot on the west side of Helkat Gedolei Ha'Uma.
Despite the national significance of the cemetery, some Israeli leaders asked to be buried elsewhere. David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion
' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
, the first Prime Minister of Israel, chose to be laid to rest in Sde Boker
Sde Boker
Sde Boker is a kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Best known as the retirement home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council.-History:...
, the kibbutz to which he moved in keeping with his vision of cultivating the arid Negev desert. Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin
' was a politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Before independence, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944,...
left instructions that he wanted to be buried on the Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south. The highest, at-Tur, rises to 818 meters . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes...
, beside two members of the Irgun
Irgun
The Irgun , or Irgun Zevai Leumi to give it its full title , was a Zionist paramilitary group that operated in Mandate Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization haHaganah...
pre-state underground who were hung by the British. Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Azriel Weizmann, , was a Zionist leader, President of the Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on 1 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952....
, the first President of Israel, chose to be buried in his estate in Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute of Science , known as Machon Weizmann, is a university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers only graduate and post-graduate studies in the sciences....
in Rehovot
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
, and the seventh President of Israel, Ezer Weizman
Ezer Weizman
' was the seventh President of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.-Biography:...
was buried next to his son in Or Akiva. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...
, the second president of Israel, asked to be buried in Har HaMenuchot
Har HaMenuchot
Har HaMenuchot is the largest cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel. It is located at the western edge of the city adjacent to the neighborhood of Givat Shaul, with commanding views of Mevaseret Zion to the north, Motza to the west, and Har Nof to the south.-History:...
cemetery, and Moshe Sharett
Moshe Sharett
Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...
, the second prime minister of Israel, was buried in Trumpeldor cemetery
Trumpeldor cemetery
Trumpeldor cemetery , often referred to as the "Old Cemetery," is a historic cemetery on Trumpeldor Street in Tel Aviv, Israel. The cemetery covers 10.6 acres, and contains approximately 5,000 graves.-History:...
in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. Ephraim Katzir
Ephraim Katzir
Ephraim Katzir was an Israeli biophysicist and former Israeli Labor Party politician. He was the fourth President of Israel from 1973 until 1978.-Biography:...
, the fourth president of Israel, chose to be buried alongside his wife Nina in the Rehovot cemetery.
Criteria for burial
Deciding who merits burial on Mt. Herzl has sometimes been controversial. For example, the decision to bury Ze'ev Jabotinsky, who died in 1940, on Mt. Herzl, was fiercely opposed by many Labour Party stalwarts, who claimed that Jabotinsky was an ultra-right nationalist undeserving of such an honor. Only in 1964 did Prime Minister Levi EshkolLevi Eshkol
' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...
decide in favor of burying him there, in the interest of promoting national reconciliation and setting aside political grievances.
Soldiers awarded with the Medal of Valor may also be granted the right to be buried in Helkat Gedolei Ha'Uma.
Garden of the Nations
In the southeast part of Mount Herzl plaza, above the Herzl Museum and the main entrance, is the "Garden of Nations," where trees have been planted by visiting presidents and heads of state.National Military cemetery
Israel's main Israel Defense ForcesIsrael Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
cemetery is located on the northern slope of Mt. Herzl. Soldiers who have fallen in the line of duty are buried there. Israel's main Israel Police
Israel Police
The Israel Police is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safety, and counter-terrorism...
cemetery is located on the northern slope of Mt. Herzl. Israeli police officers who have fallen in the line of duty are buried there in the northern military cemetery. The Garden of the Missing Soldiers
Garden of the Missing Soldiers
The Garden of the Missing Soldiers in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem is a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Memorial and Memory Garden for soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces whose burial place is unknown. The garden was established on 29 February 2004 in a ceremony attended by army chiefs, Defense Minister...
is a garden commemorating IDF
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
soldiers whose burial place is unknown. A National Memorial Hall
National Memorial Hall (Mount Herzl)
The National Memorial Hall at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem is an initiative of the Israeli Ministry of Defense to commemorate all military Israeli casualties of war. The proposal to build the hall was announced by Defense Minister Ehud Barak in 2010....
is scheduled to open in 2013 featuring a new memorial to the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier refers to a grave in which the unidentifiable remains of a soldier are interred. Such tombs can be found in many nations and are usually high-profile national monuments. Throughout history, many soldiers have died in wars without their remains being identified...
.
The military cemetery also has a large plaza where a state ceremony is held on Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron is Israel's official Memorial Day. In 2011, Israel honored the memory of soldiers killed in the line of duty and the civilian casualties too.-Observance:...
, commemorating Israel's fallen soldiers. The National Memorial Hall
National Memorial Hall (Mount Herzl)
The National Memorial Hall at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem is an initiative of the Israeli Ministry of Defense to commemorate all military Israeli casualties of war. The proposal to build the hall was announced by Defense Minister Ehud Barak in 2010....
is supposed to replace the Central Memorial Plaza ceremonies by the Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron is Israel's official Memorial Day. In 2011, Israel honored the memory of soldiers killed in the line of duty and the civilian casualties too.-Observance:...
in 2013.
Herzl's grave
In 1903, Theodor HerzlTheodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...
wrote in his will:
- "I wish to be buried in a metal coffin next to my father, and to remain there until the Jewish people will transfer my remains to Eretz Israel. The coffins of my father, my sister Pauline, and of my close relatives who will have died until then will also be transferred there."
When Herzl died a year later, he was interred in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Forty-five years later, Herzl's remains were brought to Israel and reinterred in Jerusalem. The location of the burial site was selected by a special state commission. Sixty-three entries were submitted in the competition for the design of the tombstone. The winner was Joseph Klarwein's design, consisting of an unadorned black granite stone inscribed with the name Herzl.
Despite Herzl's explicit wishes, his children were not buried beside him. For various reasons, the remains of his son and daughter were only brought to Israel in 2006. A third daughter was murdered in the Holocaust and her place of burial remains unknown. Herzl's only grandson was reinterred on Mt. Herzl in December 2007. Herzl's parents and sister are also buried at Mount Herzl.
The official ceremony marking the start of Israeli Independence Day
Yom Ha'atzmaut
Yom Ha'atzmaut commemorates Israel's declaration of Independence in 1948. It is celebrated on 5 Iyar according to the Hebrew calendar. Yom Ha'atzmaut is preceded by Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day.-History:...
is held in the large plaza next to Herzl's grave.
Other monuments and memorials
- Victims of Acts of Terror MemorialVictims of Acts of Terror MemorialThe Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial is a central monument on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem to all Victims of Terror in pre-state Israel and Israel from 1851 until the present. The central memorial to victims of terror was established in 1998, and the Remembrance day for fallen soldiers was...
, commemorating all Israeli terror victims from 1851 until today. - Memorial to Ethiopian Jews who were murdered on the way to Israel
- INS DakarINS DakarINS Dakar was the former modified British T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. In 1965, she was purchased by Israel as part of a group of three T-class submarines. She was commissioned into the Israeli Sea Corps in November 1967 and underwent sea and diving trials in Scotland. Dakar departed for...
memorial - 23 seafarers boat memorial
- Memorial to Jewish soldiers who fought with the Russian army in World War II
- Memorial to Jewish soldiers who fought with the Polish army in World War II
- Memorial to Jewish soldiers who fought with the British armyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in World War II in Palestine - Monument to the residents of the Jewish QuarterJewish QuarterThe Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 116,000 square meter area lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the...
in the Old City of Jerusalem who fell in 1948 - Monument to the last Last survivor of the Holocaust who had fallen in 1948 war
Herzl museum
An interactive museumMuseum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
on Mt. Herzl offers a glimpse into the life of Theodor Herzl, the man behind the dream of a Jewish homeland. A Zionism Studies Center was opened in 2010 next to the museum.
Archaeology
While expanding the cemetery in 1954, a Jewish burial cave was discovered from the Second TempleSecond Temple
The Jewish Second Temple was an important shrine which stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between 516 BCE and 70 CE. It replaced the First Temple which was destroyed in 586 BCE, when the Jewish nation was exiled to Babylon...
period.
External links
- Mount Herzl museum
- Find a grave on Mount Herzl
- Mount Herzl: The Creation of Israel's National Cemetery, Maoz Azaryahu
- Mount Herzl on WikiMapiaWikimapiaWikiMapia is a privately owned, online map and satellite imaging resource that combines Google Maps with a wiki system, allowing users to add information, in the form of a note, to any location on Earth. Users may currently use this information for free...