A sign of the Jerusalem "The Built Heritage" series, a project initiated by architectural historian David Kroyanker in 1993, in which buildings of historic value were commemorated in central Jerusalem.
The signs were designed by Harel Designers Office, and the logo is in the form of a relief of a rosette window ("Rosetta").
The name of the building is translated as "The Holy Land". As mentioned, the building was used for years by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and was a replacement for the campus on Mount Scopus, access to which was blocked after the War of Independence. In 1990, after a legal battle, the building returned to its original owners Custodia di Terra Santa (Custody of the Holy Land).
The building was photographed on the same day
Click for a larger image At the top of the building is a statue of the Madonna (Virgin Mary), which is also found on the roof of the Milan Cathedral
Click for a larger image Above the entrance on Keren Hayesod Street is the following sign
VT-ALTIORA PETAS ET ANIMO ET MENTE
ANNO DOMINI MDCDXXVII
[translation]
HIGH HEART AND SOUL AND MIND
IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD 1927
Click for a larger image and on the side of the gate the symbol of the Custodia di Terra Santa, and above it (a stone relief) the symbol of the Franciscan order
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
Symbol of "Jerusalem - the built heritage"
[The main text appears in English]
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