Landmarks Mount Scopus

1 landmarks

1.1 hebrew university of jerusalem

1.1.1 bezalel academy of art , design
1.1.2 cave of nicanor
1.1.3 hadassah hospital (mount scopus)
1.1.4 hecht synagogue, hebrew university
1.1.5 national botanical garden of israel


1.2 jerusalem british war cemetery
1.3 kiryat menachem begin
1.4 tabachnik garden

1.4.1 jerusalem american colony cemetery
1.4.2 bentwich cemetery


1.5 ammunition hill

landmarks
hebrew university of jerusalem

construction of mount scopus campus of hebrew university began in 1918 on land purchased gray hill estate. dedication ceremony held in 1925 in presence of many dignitaries. design university campus sir patrick geddes positioned university buildings on slopes of mount, below domed, hexagonal great hall recalling star of david, counterpoint octagonal dome of rock in old city. plan never implemented, geddes designed university library, today hebrew university faculty of law on mount scopus.

by 1947, university solid research , teaching institution humanities, science, medicine, education , agriculture departments (in rehovot), national library, university press , adult education center. university had student population of on 1,000 , 200 faculty members.

bezalel academy of art , design

bezalel academy of arts , design israel s national school of art, founded in 1906 boris schatz. named biblical figure bezalel, son of uri (hebrew: בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן־אוּרִי), appointed moses oversee design , construction of tabernacle (exodus 35:30).

cave of nicanor

the cave of nicanor ancient burial cave located on mount scopus in jerusalem, israel. excavations in cave discovered ossuary referring nicanor door maker. has been identified nicanor of alexandria, donated 1 of gates of herod s temple. cave located in botanical gardens on grounds of national botanical garden (see below).

there plan use cave of nicanor national pantheon of zionist movement, due circumstances (the area of mount scopus after receipt of israel s independence enclave, surrounded west bank territorial possessions of jordan), project not implemented. 2 of zionist leaders - leon pinsker , menachem ussishkin - interred inside 1 room of ancient tomb. after 1948, national cemetery created on mount herzl, closer centre of west jerusalem.

hadassah hospital (mount scopus)

in 1939, hadassah women s organization opened teaching hospital on mount scopus in building designed architect erich mendelsohn. in 1948, when jordanians occupied east jerusalem , blockaded road mount scopus, hospital no longer function. in 1960, after running clinics in various locations, organization opened medical center on other side of city, in jerusalem s ein karem neighborhood. on april 13, 1948, civilian convoy bringing medical supplies , personnel hadassah hospital on mount scopus attacked arab forces. 78 jews, doctors , nurses, killed in ambush.

hecht synagogue, hebrew university

the hecht synagogue, massive building looks more fort place of worship , prayer, erected family of mayer jacob chic hecht (1928-2006), republican united states senator nevada , u.s. ambassador bahamas. noted unique arrangement of torah ark , panoramic view of old city huge window.

national botanical garden of israel

the national botanic garden of israel, called land of israel botanic garden, founded on grounds of hebrew university on mount scopus botanist alexander eig in 1931. garden contains 1 of largest collections of israeli uncultivated plants. first home of jerusalem s biblical zoo. cave in garden has been identified tomb of nicanor (see above).

jerusalem british war cemetery

the british cemetery in jerusalem (jerusalem war cemetery) military cemetery fallen soldiers of british empire, later known british commonwealth of nations, in world war in palestine. cemetery located on neck of land on north end of mount of olives , west of mount scopus.

2515 buried in cemetery fallen soldiers, of 2449 war dead, including 2218 british casualties. total 100 fallen soldiers unidentified.

a memorial placed in cemetery 3300 service personnel killed in operations in palestine , egypt have no known grave. in all, commemorated in cemetery 5815 service personnel of world war i. no casualties buried in cemetery died after war.

kiryat menachem begin

kiryat menachem begin, named after former israeli prime minister menachem begin , known kiryat hamemshala, complex of government buildings in east jerusalem located between sheikh jarrah in north, adjacent mount scopus in east , ammunition hill in west. serves home several government offices, along main government complex in givat ram. includes national headquarters of israel police.

tabachnik garden

tabachnik garden national park located on southern slopes of mount scopus, next hebrew university. park preserves jewish burial caves second temple period , contains 2 smaller cemeteries, bentwich cemetery , 1 of cemeteries of american colony. inside park there 2 lookouts, 1 facing eastward towards dead sea , judean desert, other westward towards temple mount.

jerusalem american colony cemetery

the american colony cemetery on mount scopus main cemetery of jerusalem s american colony, located next hebrew university in tabachnik garden. among buried there anna spafford , jacob spafford (1864-1932), born in ramallah jacob eliahu turkish jewish family, adoptive son of horatio , anna spafford , discoverer of siloam inscription. horatio spafford buried elsewhere, in protestant cemetery on mount zion.

bentwich cemetery

a small cemetery, dedicated herbert bentwich , family, located beside american colony cemetery in tabachnik garden.

ammunition hill

ammunition hill fortified jordanian military post in north-west side of mount scopus in jerusalem in northern part of jordanian-occupied east jerusalem. site of 1 of fiercest battles of six-day war.