The park was cultivated just near the Jerusalem branch of Brigham Young University, the Mormon's flagship college, and was named after Orson Hyde, a prominent leader in the Mormon Church who visited the Holy Land in the late 19th-century.
Orson Hyde Memorial Park
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- Jason TaylorApril 7, 2017
Quiet garden contrasts sharply with the tourist bustle at 'Gethsemane,' a few hundred feet down the street. If you're looking for a quieter, more reflective moment on the Mount of Olives, this is the place. Come in a grou...
- Jill ParkinsonDecember 7, 2019
Beautiful gardens. Free entry and open to anyone. Lots of benches and areas to pray and ponder. If you walk from the top of the gardens to the exit gate at the bottom of the hill, the Church of All Nations (Gethsemane) is...
- Becca PettitSeptember 25, 2018
Great view of the Old City and a place to feel a bit out of the noise of the city. For Christian pilgrims it can be a more inviting setting to contemplate the Garden of Gethsemane as it is outside of the much more congest...
- Karl MerkleyJune 26, 2019
We walked down the trail starting at the end of the road by the BYU Jerusalem Center. The trail signs are well marked. Just don't turn off the road/path until you see a sign. At the sign that shows turning to Gethsemane,...
- I GJune 4, 2018
Very nice park especially in morning hours. But in the evening not recommended. There are Arabs who like to come there drink alcohol and do drugs. As for a National Park, it should be lights at night and more security con...
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