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'''Liberty Bell Park''' ({{lang-he|גן פעמון הדרור}}, ''Gan Pa'amon HaDror''), is a park in Jerusalem containing a replica of the [[Liberty Bell]] from which it gets its name. It is located near the [[Talbiyeh]], [[German Colony, Jerusalem|German Colony]], and [[Yemin Moshe]] neighborhoods. |
'''Liberty Bell Park''' ({{lang-he|גן פעמון הדרור}}, ''Gan Pa'amon HaDror''), is a park in Jerusalem containing a replica of the [[Liberty Bell]] from which it gets its name. It is located near the [[Talbiyeh]], [[German Colony, Jerusalem|German Colony]], and [[Yemin Moshe]] neighborhoods. |
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Founded in 1976 to celebrate the USA's bicentennial and covering 9 acres, it is the most popular park in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 |title=גן הפעמון |date=November 25, 2010 |publisher=City of Jerusalem}}</ref><ref name=koret>{{cite news |url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/11507/koret-helps-renovate-jerusalem-s-liberty-bell-park/ |title=Koret helps renovate Jerusalem’s Liberty Bell Park |date=September 3, 1999}}</ref> It include sports facilities, a picnic area, a 1,000-seat amphitheater, a music corner and areas for exhibitions, folk dancing and performances.<ref name=koret /> |
Founded in 1976 to celebrate the USA's bicentennial and covering 9 acres, it is the most popular park in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 |title=גן הפעמון |date=November 25, 2010 |publisher=City of Jerusalem |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192527/http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 |archivedate=July 10, 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref name=koret>{{cite news |url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/11507/koret-helps-renovate-jerusalem-s-liberty-bell-park/ |title=Koret helps renovate Jerusalem’s Liberty Bell Park |date=September 3, 1999}}</ref> It include sports facilities, a picnic area, a 1,000-seat amphitheater, a music corner and areas for exhibitions, folk dancing and performances.<ref name=koret /> |
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The park features Jerry the Dragon, a concrete play sculpture by [[Ulrik Plesner (born 1930)|Ulrik Plesner]], the Danish-born Israeli architect who designed the park.<ref>Of Gardens: Selected Essays. By Paula Deitz. p.140</ref> |
The park features Jerry the Dragon, a concrete play sculpture by [[Ulrik Plesner (born 1930)|Ulrik Plesner]], the Danish-born Israeli architect who designed the park.<ref>Of Gardens: Selected Essays. By Paula Deitz. p.140</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 Park website on the Jerusalem municipality website] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192527/http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 Park website on the Jerusalem municipality website] |
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Revision as of 20:40, 22 December 2017
Liberty Bell Park (
Talbiyeh, German Colony, and Yemin Moshe
neighborhoods.
Founded in 1976 to celebrate the USA's bicentennial and covering 9 acres, it is the most popular park in the city.[1][2] It include sports facilities, a picnic area, a 1,000-seat amphitheater, a music corner and areas for exhibitions, folk dancing and performances.[2]
The park features Jerry the Dragon, a concrete play sculpture by
Ulrik Plesner, the Danish-born Israeli architect who designed the park.[3]
The Train Theater, a children's puppet theater, is housed in an old railway carriage at the northern end of Liberty Bell Park.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "גן הפעמון". City of Jerusalem. November 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Koret helps renovate Jerusalem's Liberty Bell Park". September 3, 1999.
- ^ Of Gardens: Selected Essays. By Paula Deitz. p.140
- Jerusalem Post
External links
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