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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. |
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| 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 == | | == 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. |
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− | == Mount HerzlNational Memorial Hall Media == | + | == 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:Jerusalem Herzl's Grave.JPG|Herzl's grave on the north side of Mount Herzl plaza |