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The botanical gardens on Mount Scopus were the first home of the Biblical Zoo. [ 3 ] In 1948, in the 1947–1949 Palestine war , access to Mount Scopus and the university campus was cut off from the rest of Israel, and it was decided to create a new Botanical Garden (the subject of this entry) near the Jewish National and University Library ...
The garden was neglected for 19 years, when the Mount Scopus campus was in an enclave under Israeli control surrounded by Jordan. In 1954, the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens opened in western Jerusalem on the new campus of the Hebrew University in Givat Ram, near the Jewish National and University Library. In 1958 two Israelis soldiers were killed ...
Mount Scopus (Hebrew: הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har HaTsofim, "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; Arabic: جبل المشارف Ǧabal al-Mašārif, lit."Mount Lookout", or جبل المشهد Ǧabal al-Mašhad "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or جبل الصوانة "Mount Syenite") is a mountain (elevation: 826 meters (2,710 ft) above sea level) in northeast Jerusalem.
Tabachnik National Garden is a National Park located on the southern slopes of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, next to the Hebrew University. [1] The garden preserves some Jewish burial caves from the Second Temple period and two small modern cemeteries, the American Colony Cemetery and the Bentwich Cemetery.
The books were moved to Mount Scopus when the university opened five years later. [3] In 1948, when access to the university campus on Mount Scopus was blocked, most of the books were moved to the university's temporary quarters in the Terra Sancta building in Rehavia. By that time, the university collection included over one million books.
The center is situated on the western slope of the Mount of Olives, right where it connects to Mount Scopus, overlooking the Kidron Valley and the Old City. The 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m 2), eight-level structure is set amid 5 acres (2.0 ha) of gardens. The first five levels provide dormitory and apartment space for up to 170 students, each ...
Australian camps on slopes of Olivet & Mt. Scopus. Date: 1918: Source: Library of Congress: Author: American Colony Jerusalem: Other versions: Fully restored version of File:Australian camps on slopes of Olivet & Mount Scopus.jpg. Cropped. Dirt and scratches removed. Dirt & Scratches filter applied on sky. Local masked brightness adjustments.
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