Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Jerusalem, Israel

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 6.6 km
Ascend 137 m
Descend 204 m

Explore Jerusalem in Israel with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in JerusalemIndividual Sights in Jerusalem

Sight 1: Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav

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Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav

Mercaz HaRav is a national-religious yeshiva in Jerusalem, founded in 1924 by Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook. Located in the city's Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, it has become the most prominent religious-Zionist yeshiva in the world and synonymous with Rabbi Kook's teachings. Many Religious Zionist educators and leaders have studied at Mercaz HaRav.

Wikipedia: Mercaz HaRav (EN)

1689 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: Knesset Menorah

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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. It was designed by Benno Elkan (1877–1960), a Jewish sculptor who escaped from his native Germany to the United Kingdom. It was presented to the Knesset as a gift from the British Parliament on April 15, 1956, in honour of the eighth anniversary of Israeli independence.

Wikipedia: Knesset Menorah (EN)

681 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: אנדרטת נר הזיכרון (ירושלים)

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The Memorial Candle Monument is a monument to the defenders of Leningrad during the siege of Leningrad, which is located in Sacher Park in Jerusalem

Wikipedia: אנדרטת נר הזיכרון (ירושלים) (HE)

1614 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 4: שטיבלאך זכרון משה

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Zichron Moshe Synagogue, or Stieblach Zichron Moishe is the common name of the central synagogue "Ahli Yaakov" in the Zichron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Wikipedia: בית הכנסת זיכרון משה (HE)

754 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Ticho House

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Ticho House

Ticho House is a historical home in Jerusalem, now a museum administered as part of the Israel Museum. It was one of the first homes built outside the Old City walls in the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Ticho House (EN), Website

1900 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 6: Tomb of Simeon the Just

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Tomb of Simeon the Justhe:משתמש: סול במול (Transfered by מתניה/Original uploaded by סול במול) / GFDL

The Tomb of Simeon the Just or Simeon the Righteous is an ancient tomb in Jerusalem. According to scholarly consensus, based on an in situ inscription, it is the 2nd-century CE burial site of a Roman matron named Julia Sabina. However, according to a medieval Jewish tradition, is believed to be the burial place of Simeon the Just and his students. It is located adjacent to the Cave of the Minor Sanhedrin in the Shimon HaTzadik settlement within the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Tomb of Simeon the Just (EN)

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