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[[File:מסלול המבקרים - 1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|a sign mark the Visitors Trail]]
[[File:מסלול המבקרים - 1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|a sign mark the Visitors Trail]]
[[File:תחנת הסבר - הר הרצל.jpg|thumb|250px|right|a map with newsletters mark every corner in the visitors trai]]
[[File:תחנת הסבר - הר הרצל.jpg|thumb|250px|right|a map with newsletters mark every corner in the visitors trai]]
'''Mount Herzl''' ({{lang-he|הר הרצל}}, {{transl|he|Har Herzl}}), also called ''Har HaZikaron'' ({{lang-he|הר הזכרון}}, which means "Mount of Remembrance"), is the national cemetery of [[Israel]] in [[Jerusalem]]. It is named for [[Theodor Herzl]], the founder of modern political [[Zionism]]. [[Yad Vashem]], the main [[Holocaust]] museum of Israel is on the Mount of Remembrance. It is an extension of Mount Herzl. Mount Herzl is 834 meters above sea level. The northern area is the National Military and Police cemetery and the southern area is the National Civil Cemetery of the State of Israel.
'''Mount Herzl''' ({{lang-he|הר הרצל}}, {{transl|he|Har Herzl}}), also called ''Har HaZikaron'' ({{lang-he|הר הזכרון}}, which means "Mount of Remembrance"), is the national [[cemetery]] of [[Israel]] in [[Jerusalem]]. It is named for [[Theodor Herzl]], the founder of modern political [[Zionism]]. [[Yad Vashem]], the main [[Holocaust]] museum of Israel is on the Mount of Remembrance. It is an extension of Mount Herzl. Mount Herzl is 834 meters above sea level. The northern area is the National Military and Police cemetery and the southern area is the National Civil Cemetery of the State of Israel.
== National Civil Cemetery of the State of Israel (Helkat Gdolei Ha'Uma) ==
== National Civil Cemetery of the State of Israel (Helkat Gdolei Ha'Uma) ==
The southern slope of Mount Herzl is dedicated to the leaders and important public persons of the state of Israel. In Hebrew this cemetery is called '''Helkat Gdolei Ha'Uma''' ("'''the section of the great people of the nation'''"). The cemetery region includes national memorials of the Israeli public and memorial gardens of leaders that visit the state of Israel.
The southern slope of Mount Herzl is dedicated to the leaders and important public persons of the state of Israel. In Hebrew this cemetery is called '''Helkat Gdolei Ha'Uma''' ("'''the section of the great people of the nation'''"). The cemetery region includes national memorials of the Israeli public and memorial gardens of leaders that visit the state of Israel.
== Mount Herzl Plaza ==
[[File:רחבת הר הרצל.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Mount Herzl Plaza with a view of Herzl's grave]]
[[File:רחבת הר הרצל.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Mount Herzl Plaza with a view of Herzl's grave]]
'''Mount Herzl Plaza''' is central ceremonial plaza in [[Mount Herzl]] in [[Jerusalem]]. The plaza is used for the [[Israeli Independence Day ceremony|opening ceremony]] of [[Israel Independence Day]] every year. On the northern side of the plaza is the [[grave]] of [[Theodor Herzl]], the founder of modern political [[Zionism]]. The plaza is at the highest spot of Mount Herzl in the center of the national cemetery. On 18 April 2012, during the rehearsals for the Independence Day ceremony, an electrical lamppost fell down. It killed one soldier and wounded seven other soldiers. The soldier was buried in the military cemetery nearby.
'''Mount Herzl Plaza''' is central ceremonial plaza in Mount Herzl in [[Jerusalem]]. The plaza is used for the [[Israeli Independence Day ceremony|opening ceremony]] of [[Israel Independence Day]] every year. On the northern side of the plaza is the [[grave]] of [[Theodor Herzl]], the founder of modern political [[Zionism]]. The plaza is at the highest spot of Mount Herzl in the center of the national cemetery. On 18 April 2012, during the rehearsals for the Independence Day ceremony, an electrical lamppost fell down. It killed one soldier and wounded seven other soldiers. The soldier was buried in the military cemetery nearby.
== Menorah sculpture ==
The Menorah sculpture is at the entrance to Mount Herzl. It is dedicated to the [[Third Temple]]. It was made in 2002 by sculptor [[Ben Zion Tzefoni]].
The Menorah sculpture is at the entrance to Mount Herzl. It is dedicated to the [[Third Temple]]. It was made in 2002 by sculptor [[Ben Zion Tzefoni]].
== Garden of the Nations ==
The Garden of the Nations is a public garden. It has been planted with o[[Olive|live]]s trees by foreign leaders visiting Israel. Each tree is has a plaque with the name of the leader who planted it.
The Garden of the Nations is a public garden. It has been planted with o[[Olive|live]]s trees by foreign leaders visiting Israel. Each tree is has a plaque with the name of the leader who planted it.
== Herzl Museum ==
The [[Herzl Museum]] is a biographical museum. It tells the story of Theodor Herzl and his vision to create a Zionist country. The museum opened in 2005.
The [[Herzl Museum]] is a biographical museum. It tells the story of Theodor Herzl and his vision to create a Zionist country. The museum opened in 2005.
== Mount Herzl Educational Center ==
[[Mount Herzl Educational Center]] - The Stella and Alexander Margolis Educational Center for study of [[Zionism]] is located beside the Herzl Museum. It opened in 2013. A small memorial garden to Norman Herzl was planted beside the study center.
[[Mount Herzl Educational Center]] - The Stella and Alexander Margolis Educational Center for study of [[Zionism]] is located beside the Herzl Museum. It opened in 2013. A small memorial garden to Norman Herzl was planted beside the study center.
== Path to Yad Vashem ==
The memorial path was designed by the architect [[Uri Abramson]] and was built by Israeli youth organizations in 2003. It tells the story of the birth of the state of Israel, from the beginning of the [[Zionism]] until the declaration of the state. The path runs from the National Civil Cemetery to [[Yad Vashem]].
The memorial path was designed by the architect [[Uri Abramson]] and was built by Israeli youth organizations in 2003. It tells the story of the birth of the state of Israel, from the beginning of the [[Zionism]] until the declaration of the state. The path runs from the National Civil Cemetery to [[Yad Vashem]].
== Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial ==
The Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial is the main memorial for all victims of terrorism in Israel from 1851 until today. The Memorial was opened in 1997, and every year, a ceremony is held on the plaza of the memorial.
The Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial is the main memorial for all victims of terrorism in Israel from 1851 until today. The Memorial was opened in 1997, and every year, a ceremony is held on the plaza of the memorial.
== National Military and Police Cemetery ==
== National Military and Police Cemetery ==
The main Israel Defense Forces cemetery is on the northern slope of Mt. Herzl. The cemetery includes memorials to members of the IDF who have fallen in the line of duty, and memorial gardens to the people who fought for the pre Zionist state. The [[Israel Police]] cemetery, for police officers who have fallen in the line of duty, is also located there.
The main Israel Defense Forces cemetery is on the northern slope of Mt. Herzl. The cemetery includes memorials to members of the IDF who have fallen in the line of duty, and memorial gardens to the people who fought for the pre Zionist state. The [[Israel Police]] cemetery, for police officers who have fallen in the line of duty, is also located there.
== Garden of Those Missing in Action ==
The [[Gan HaNe'edarim|Garden of Those Missing in Action]] is a Memorial Garden in the National Military and Police Cemetery dedicated to people who have gone [[missing in action]] so that their burial place is unknown. It is also dedicated to the memory of unknown soldiers. In the garden there is a wall of names of people hwo have gone missing starting in 1914 until the present day. Beside it, empty graves represent missing soldiers and officers who have fought in the Israeli Defense Forces.
The [[Gan HaNe'edarim|Garden of Those Missing in Action]] is a Memorial Garden in the National Military and Police Cemetery dedicated to people who have gone [[missing in action]] so that their burial place is unknown. It is also dedicated to the memory of unknown soldiers. In the garden there is a wall of names of people hwo have gone missing starting in 1914 until the present day. Beside it, empty graves represent missing soldiers and officers who have fought in the Israeli Defense Forces.
== National Memorial Hall ==
[[File:חניכת היכל הזכרון הממלכתי 1738.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
[[File:חניכת היכל הזכרון הממלכתי 1738.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
The '''National Memorial Hall For Israel's Fallen''' ({{lang-he|היכל הזיכרון הממלכתי לחללי מערכות ישראל}}) at Mount Herzl in [[Jerusalem]] is an initiative of the [[Israeli Ministry of Defense]] to commemorate all military [[Israeli casualties of war]] and Jewish fighters from 1860 until today. The proposal to build the hall was announced by Defense Minister [[Ehud Barak]] in 2010.
The '''National Memorial Hall For Israel's Fallen''' ({{lang-he|היכל הזיכרון הממלכתי לחללי מערכות ישראל}}) at [[Mount Herzl]] in [[Jerusalem]] is an initiative of the [[Israeli Ministry of Defense]] to commemorate all military [[Israeli casualties of war]] and Jewish fighters from 1860 until today. The proposal to build the hall was announced by Defense Minister [[Ehud Barak]] in 2010.
In 2012, the Israeli government approved the establishment of the National Memorial Hall at a cost of $40 million. Certification has been delayed because of a petition to the court by families of terror victims. They say that there is no mention in the hall of the names of those victims, although the Hall is planned to be built next to the main memorial to Israeli terror victims.
In 2012, the Israeli government approved the establishment of the National Memorial Hall at a cost of $40 million. Certification has been delayed because of a petition to the court by families of terror victims. They say that there is no mention in the hall of the names of those victims, although the Hall is planned to be built next to the main memorial to Israeli terror victims.
The Memorial Hall opened on 30 April 2017.
The Memorial Hall opened on 30 April 2017.
== Memorial of the Unknown Soldier ==
In the center of the hall is the eternal flame dedicated to the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier|unknown soldiers]] of Israel. This means at least one unidentified set of remains is buried there so that the families of soldiers whose bodies were never brought back can go there, imagine it is their dead relative, and mourn.
In the center of the hall is the eternal flame dedicated to the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier|unknown soldiers]] of Israel. This means at least one unidentified set of remains is buried there so that the families of soldiers whose bodies were never brought back can go there, imagine it is their dead relative, and mourn.
== Ancient burial cave ==
An ancient Jewish burial cave from the [[Second Temple]] period was found in the military cemetery in 1954. Architect [[Asher Hiram]] designed a new entrance for the cave, so it is included in the cemetery.
An ancient Jewish burial cave from the [[Second Temple]] period was found in the military cemetery in 1954. Architect [[Asher Hiram]] designed a new entrance for the cave, so it is included in the cemetery.
== Gallery of Mount Herzl National Cemetery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:The Herzl Museum IMG 1153.JPG|[[Herzl museum]]
Image:The Herzl Museum IMG 1153.JPG|[[Herzl museum]]
Image:Jadvasjem12022013 004.jpg|the [[Connecting Path to Yad Vashem]]
Image:Jadvasjem12022013 004.jpg|the [[Connecting Path to Yad Vashem]]
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</gallery>
== Mount of Remembrance ==
== Mount of Remembrance ==
The Mount of Remembrance is the western summit of Mount Herzl. It is 806 meters above sea level. It is called Mount of Remembrance in memory of the victims of the [[Holocaust]]. [[Yad Vashem]] museum is on the top of the mountain.
The Mount of Remembrance is the western summit of Mount Herzl. It is 806 meters above sea level. It is called Mount of Remembrance in memory of the victims of the [[Holocaust]]. [[Yad Vashem]] museum is on the top of the mountain.
== Yad Vashem ==
Yad Vashem is the national Holocaust museum of Israel. The museum includes the [[International School for Holocaust Studies]], the International Institute for Holocaust Research, the [[Valley of the Destroyed Communities]], the Hall of Names, and the [[Righteous Among the Nations Memorial Path|Righteous Among the Nations]] memorial path.
Yad Vashem is the national Holocaust museum of Israel. The museum includes the [[International School for Holocaust Studies]], the International Institute for Holocaust Research, the [[Valley of the Destroyed Communities]], the Hall of Names, and the [[Righteous Among the Nations Memorial Path|Righteous Among the Nations]] memorial path.
== Official ceremonies ==
== Official ceremonies ==
* Memorial Day ceremony for Israel's Fallen Soldiers
* Memorial Day ceremony for Israel's Fallen Soldiers
* Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl Plaza
* Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl Plaza
* [[International Holocaust Remembrance Day|Holocaust Remembrance Day]] ceremony at Yad Vashem
* [[International Holocaust Remembrance Day|Holocaust Remembrance Day]] ceremony at Yad Vashem
== Sections ==
== Sections ==
* [[Helkat Gdolei Ha'Uma]] Section
* [[Helkat Gdolei Ha'Uma]] Section
* [[1982 Lebanon War]] Section
* [[1982 Lebanon War]] Section
* [[2006 Lebanon War]] Section
* [[2006 Lebanon War]] Section
== Burials ==
== Burials ==
== Presidents ==
* [[Zalman Shazar]], 3rd President
* [[Zalman Shazar]], 3rd President
* [[Chaim Herzog]], 6th President
* [[Chaim Herzog]], 6th President
== Prime Ministers ==
* [[Golda Meir]], 4th Prime Minister
* [[Golda Meir]], 4th Prime Minister
* [[Yitzhak Rabin]] 5th Prime Minister
* [[Yitzhak Rabin]] 5th Prime Minister
* [[Yitzhak Shamir]], 7th Prime Minister
* [[Yitzhak Shamir]], 7th Prime Minister
== Ministers ==
* [[Eliezer Kaplan]], Ministry of Finance
* [[Eliezer Kaplan]], Ministry of Finance
== Knesset speakers ==
* [[Yosef Sprinzak]], 1st Knesset speaker
* [[Yosef Sprinzak]], 1st Knesset speaker
* [[Yisrael Yeshayahu]], 5th Knesset speaker
* [[Yisrael Yeshayahu]], 5th Knesset speaker
* [[Menachem Savidor]], 8th Knesset speaker
* [[Menachem Savidor]], 8th Knesset speaker
== Mayors ==
* [[Teddy Kollek]], Mayor of Jerusalem
* [[Teddy Kollek]], Mayor of Jerusalem
== Chief of General Staff ==
* [[Yigael Yadin]], 4th Chief of General Staff
* [[Yigael Yadin]], 4th Chief of General Staff
* [[David Elazar]], 9th Chief of General Staff
* [[David Elazar]], 9th Chief of General Staff
== Police Commissioners ==
* [[Pinhas Kopel]], 3rd Police Commissioner
* [[Pinhas Kopel]], 3rd Police Commissioner
* [[Shaul Rosolio]], 5th Police Commissioner
* [[Shaul Rosolio]], 5th Police Commissioner
* [[Haim Tavori]], 6th Police Commissioner
* [[Haim Tavori]], 6th Police Commissioner
== Monuments and Memorials in Mount Herzl National Cemetery ==
== Monuments and Memorials in Mount Herzl National Cemetery ==
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== Mount HerzlMount Herzl Plaza Media ==
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File:Jerusalem Herzl's Grave.JPG|Herzl's grave on the north side of Mount Herzl plaza
File:Grave of Ze'ev Jabotinsky IMG 1161.JPG|Graves of Lt. [[Ze'ev Jabotinsky]] and his wife in Mount Herzl
File:Mount Herzl - Independence War Plot IMG 1286.JPG|In October 1949 those who were killed in the Latrun Battles were buried in this mass grave at Mount Herzel Military Cemetery
File:David Elazar grave.JPG|General [[David Elazar]]'s grave in Mount Herzl
File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Remembering the Fallen.jpg|Ceremony at Mt. Herzl military cemetery, 2010
</gallery>
== Related pages ==
== Related pages ==
* [[Tomb of Nicanor]]
* [[Tomb of Nicanor]]
== Other websites ==
== Other websites ==
{{Commonscat|Mount Herzl}}
{{Commonscat|Mount Herzl}}
* [http://laad.btl.gov.il/show_item.asp?levelId=35164 the memorial of Terror Victims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712165141/http://laad.btl.gov.il/show_item.asp?levelId=35164 |date=2012-07-12 }} in "la'ad" website
* [http://laad.btl.gov.il/show_item.asp?levelId=35164 the memorial of Terror Victims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712165141/http://laad.btl.gov.il/show_item.asp?levelId=35164 |date=2012-07-12 }} in "la'ad" website
* [http://www.boeliem.com/content/2004/704.html Stamp commemorating the opening of the Garden of the Missing Soldiers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315145558/http://www.boeliem.com/content/2004/704.html |date=2012-03-15 }} by the [[Israel Postal Company]]
* [http://www.boeliem.com/content/2004/704.html Stamp commemorating the opening of the Garden of the Missing Soldiers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315145558/http://www.boeliem.com/content/2004/704.html |date=2012-03-15 }} by the [[Israel Postal Company]]
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/missinginactiontoc.html Israeli Soldiers "Missing in Action"]
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/missinginactiontoc.html Israeli Soldiers "Missing in Action"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610192804/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_%26_Culture/missinginactiontoc.html |date=2016-06-10 }}
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