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Safra Square's central plaza
Safra Square Jerusalem
Safra Square or Kikar Safra Jerusalem is the name of Jerusalem's new city hall complex and adjacent plaza.The old Jerusalem building was one of the four public buildings constructed in Jerusalem by the British administration. Since its erection in 1930 the city has grown tenfold and the municipality offices, which multiplied and expanded accordingly, were scattered in nearby buildings and elsewhere throughout the city. These include the houses on the other side of Jaffa road that were built by the Americans at the end of the last century and were leased to the Municipality
Safra Square - City Hall, Jerusalem
Quick Facts - Names: Kikar Safra Jerusalem, Safra Square Jerusalem
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Getting to Safra Square by Bus: 6, 13, 18, 20, 27 and all buses heading Down Town
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Getting to Safra Square by Bus: 6, 13, 18, 20, 27 and all buses heading Down Town
Jerusalem's Safra Square - The need for a single building that would house all the municipality offices and enable the citizen to receive all the municipal services under one roof led to the construction of the new City Hall, which opened in 1993. Many offices are still located in nearby buildings of historical value that were preserved and renovated, thus saving the planners a great deal of as well as contributing to the preservation of the city's past.
On the right of the new building stands an environmental sculpture fashioned as an ancient tool for raising water, known as Archimedes Screw. The movement of the rotating screw in a narrow channel raises the water, which flows into a horizontal conduit.
The planting of trees on the site aroused opposition at the time, since it was argued that they were not in character with Jerusalem. A spacious stone plaza leads to a stone platform roofed by an iron pergola. To the left stands the Municipality building, with a copper dome rising above its top floor containing the City Council Hall. Next is the platform which provides a breath-taking view of the city's northern neighborhoods and Mount Scopus.
Safra Square - named after the Brazilian Jewish Safra family who were major contributers to the project - is used for various assemblies and events, including street basketball competitions, known as ''Street-Ball'', and an annual ''Hebrew Book Week'', generally held in June - a book fair in which most of Israel's publishing houses offer their publications to the general public at reduced prices for about 10 days, from late afternoon until midnight.
On the right of the new building stands an environmental sculpture fashioned as an ancient tool for raising water, known as Archimedes Screw. The movement of the rotating screw in a narrow channel raises the water, which flows into a horizontal conduit.
The planting of trees on the site aroused opposition at the time, since it was argued that they were not in character with Jerusalem. A spacious stone plaza leads to a stone platform roofed by an iron pergola. To the left stands the Municipality building, with a copper dome rising above its top floor containing the City Council Hall. Next is the platform which provides a breath-taking view of the city's northern neighborhoods and Mount Scopus.
Safra Square - named after the Brazilian Jewish Safra family who were major contributers to the project - is used for various assemblies and events, including street basketball competitions, known as ''Street-Ball'', and an annual ''Hebrew Book Week'', generally held in June - a book fair in which most of Israel's publishing houses offer their publications to the general public at reduced prices for about 10 days, from late afternoon until midnight.
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