Knesset Menorah
The Knesset Menorah is a bronze menorah that is 4.30 meters high and 3.5 meters wide and weighs 4 tons. It is located at the edge of Wohl Rose Park opposite the Knesset in Jerusalem.Photo: Proesi, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bible Lands Museum and Israel Museum.
Bible Lands Museum
Museum
Photo: Adiel lo, Public domain.
The Bible Lands Museum is an archaeological museum in Jerusalem, that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews. Bible Lands Museum is situated 460 metres southwest of Knesset Menorah.
Israel Museum
Museum
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. Israel Museum is situated 700 metres south of Knesset Menorah.
The Jerusalem Bird Observatory
Garden
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jerusalem Bird Observatory is an urban bird observatory in Israel, sited on a 5,000 m2 plot in central Jerusalem between the Knesset and the Supreme Court. The Jerusalem Bird Observatory is situated 150 metres northeast of Knesset Menorah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiryat HaMemshalah and Shaarei Hesed.
Kiryat HaMemshalah
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kiryat HaMemshala, also known as Kiryat Ben-Gurion, is the government precinct of the State of Israel. It is located in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Shaarei Hesed
Suburb
Photo: Maor X, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sha'arei Hesed is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, bordering Rehavia, Nahlaot and Kiryat Wolfson.
Givat Ram
Suburb
Photo: Neukoln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Givat Ram is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem. It is the site of Kiryat HaMemshala, which includes many of Israel's most important national institutions, among them the Knesset, the Israel Museum, the Supreme Court, Bank of Israel, Academy of the Hebrew Language, National Library, one of the campuses of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and many government ministries' offices.
Knesset Menorah
- Type: Memorial
- Description: bronze monument in Jerusalem
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.77843° or 31° 46′ 42″ northLongitude
35.20497° or 35° 12′ 18″ eastInception
1949—1956Open location code
8G3QQ6H3+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 712772918OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q2908614
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Knesset Menorah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شمعدان الكنيست”
- Arabic: “مينوراه الكنيست”
- Chinese: “国会灯台”
- Chinese: “國會燈台”
- Esperanto: “Menorao de la Kneset”
- Finnish: “Knessetin menora”
- French: “Menorah de la Knesset”
- German: “Knesset-Menora”
- Hebrew: “מנורת הכנסת”
- Hebrew: “פסל המנורה”
- Indonesian: “Menorah Knesset”
- Polish: “Menora”
- Spanish: “Menorá de la Knéset”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monument Burning Bush and Wohl Rose Park.
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