Kiryat HaLeom
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Kiryat HaLeom (Hebrew: קרית הלאום), also known as Kiryat HaUma (Hebrew: קרית האומה) and referred to in English as the National Quarter,[1] is the official label of a complex in central Jerusalem that includes Kiryat HaMemshala (the government precinct), the Knesset (parliament), Sacher Park, the Menorah Garden, Wohl Rose Park and Binyanei HaUma convention center. It was traditionally considered to be the northern part of the Givat Ram neighborhood.
Project overview
The project was started in the 1990s
The project is aimed to be completed in 20 years.[
In 2010 the Israeli government signed an agreement with a Dutch architectural firm that should plan the whole area in a 20-year process. At the same time the Government signed an agreement with Israeli architects for the project of connecting the city entrance to the northern side of Kiryat HaLeom.
National Square
A new square is planned to be built next to the new Prime Minister's Office with a new road that will be the "national boulevard". The square is planned to be the location of national monuments and national symbols. It would also serve as meeting grounds for national parades.
National Square parking building
A new building opened in 2004 to provide parking spaces for 1,800 state employees and diplomats. The building includes a police station, fire station, bank, and a local branch of the Council for a Beautiful Israel that is planned to be an educational center for environmental studies.
See also
References
- ^ "NIS 30m. Environmental center to be built in J'lem".
- ^ Hell no, they won't go Haaretz, 15 April 2002.
External links
- Kiryat HaLeom in WikiMapia
- Kiryat HaLeom project in Archijob website
- the National Square project Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine in Kolker-Epstein architects website