Frumin House
Froumine House was the temporary abode of the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, from 1950 to 1966. The building is at 24 King George Street in downtown Jerusalem. The first to the fifth Knesset sessions were conducted there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: Temporary Israeli parliament building (1950–1966)
- Also known as: “Froumine House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Artist’s House and Israel Museum.
Artist’s House
Museum
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerusalem Artists House is an Israeli art gallery and exhibition space in Jerusalem, Israel that housed the Bezalel Art School, established in 1906. The historic 19th century building, in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood, was the home of Boris Schatz, who opened an art school and museum alongside his family residence. Artist’s House is situated 110 metres west of Frumin House.
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 1½ km southwest of Frumin House.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre is situated 1¼ km east of Frumin House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Jerusalem and Nahlaot.
West Jerusalem
Photo: Ting Chen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Jerusalem represents the modern commercial heart of the city, which was the focus for development in the capital from the time of Israeli independence in 1948 to the reunification of the city with the Six Day War in 1967.
Nahlaot
Suburb
Nachlaot is a cluster of 32 neighbourhoods, many of them courtyard neighborhoods in central Jerusalem surrounding the Mahane Yehuda Market. It is known for its narrow, winding lanes, old-style housing, hidden courtyards and many small synagogues.
Nahalat Shiva
Neighborhood
Nahalat Shiv'a is a former courtyard neighborhood in Jerusalem. It was the third Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem in the 1860s.
Frumin House
- Categories: parliament building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.78025° or 31° 46′ 49″ northLongitude
35.21558° or 35° 12′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ6J8+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 448218134OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5506497
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Frumin House” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Fruminův dům”
- Hebrew: “בית פרומין”
- Hebrew: “בניין הכנסת הישן”
- Hebrew: “הכנסת הישנה”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knesset Museum and גן פרנסיס ל. הייאט (גן הסוס, גן המנורה).
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