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'''King George Street''' ({{lang-he|רחוב המלך ג'ורג}}, ''Rehov HaMelekh George'') is a street in central [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]. |
'''King George Street''' ({{lang-he|רחוב המלך ג'ורג}}, ''Rehov HaMelekh George'') is a street in central [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]. was named [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] on December 9, 1924.<ref>[http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/IsraelUnderAttack/Jerusalem-King+George+Street/Jerusalem-King+George+Street.htm About King George Street]</ref> |
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==History== |
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King George Street was dedicated in honor of the seventh anniversary of the British conquest of Jerusalem under [[General Allenby]]. The inauguration took place in 1924, <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/a-walk-across-jerusalem-history-1.202461 A Walk Across Jerusalem History, [[Haaretz]]]</ref>in the presence of Sir [[Herbert Samuel]], the High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir [[Ronald Storrs]], Governor of the Jaffa district in Jerusalem, and [[Raghib al-Nashashibi]], the Arab mayor of Jerusalem.<ref>[http://www.isracast.com/article.aspx?id=761 King George Street in Jerusalem]</ref> |
King George Street was dedicated in honor of the seventh anniversary of the British conquest of Jerusalem under [[General Allenby]]. The inauguration took place in 1924, <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/a-walk-across-jerusalem-history-1.202461 A Walk Across Jerusalem History, [[Haaretz]]]</ref>in the presence of Sir [[Herbert Samuel]], the High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir [[Ronald Storrs]], Governor of the Jaffa district in Jerusalem, and [[Raghib al-Nashashibi]], the Arab mayor of Jerusalem.<ref>[http://www.isracast.com/article.aspx?id=761 King George Street in Jerusalem]</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:05, 10 June 2012
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King George Street (Hebrew: רחוב המלך ג'ורג, Rehov HaMelekh George) is a street in central Jerusalem, Israel which joins Ben-Yehuda Street and Jaffa Road to form the "downtown triangle." [1] The street was named in honor of King George V on December 9, 1924.[2]
History
King George Street was dedicated in honor of the seventh anniversary of the British conquest of Jerusalem under General Allenby. The inauguration took place in 1924, [3]in the presence of Sir Herbert Samuel, the High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Ronald Storrs, Governor of the Jaffa district in Jerusalem, and Raghib al-Nashashibi, the Arab mayor of Jerusalem.[4]
King George Street crosses Ben Yehuda Street and Hillel Street. Jerusalem's first traffic light was installed at the intersection of King George Street and Jaffa Road. It is one of two Jerusalem streets with a pedestrian scramble; the other is Kikar HaShabbat.
Landmarks
- Great Synagogue and Heichal Shlomo
- Jewish Agency for Israel
- Frumin House, home of the first Knesset
- Beit Hamaalot
- Beit AVI CHAI
- The National Institutions House
- Independence Park
See also
References
Gallery
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Commemorative plaque on King George Street -
Dedication of the street in 1924 -
Construction of high-rise building on King George Street, 1940
