MUSEO DELLA CORTE SUPREMA D’ISRAELE E CENTRO VISITATORI
Gli ingranaggi della giustizia girano lentamente, il che potrebbe spiegare perché ci sono voluti più di 40 anni perché la Corte Suprema di Israele si trasferisse dal Complesso russo a un palazzo che gli rendesse giustizia. L’attuale sede della Corte Suprema, costruita nel 1992 dalla famiglia Rothschild e dalla coppia di architetti, marito e moglie, Ram e Ada Carmi, è un tentativo di tramettere una dichiarazione sul processo legislativo, senza sminuire lo scopo funzionale dell’edificio.
Uno dei motivi dominanti della nuova Corte Suprema è il cielo, che è quasi sempre visibile attraverso una serie di finestre e lucernari. Nell’atrio dell’ingresso c’è anche una scala che conduce verso l’alto, che simboleggia l’aspirazione della terra alla giustizia divina attraverso la legge. Anche all’esterno, l’edificio della Corte Suprema, che si trova a soli cinque minuti a piedi dalla Knesset e da altre istituzioni governative, è sorprendente. L’aspetto spoglio e moderno è compensato da una miriade di tocchi di architettura tradizionale ed ebraica, e una grande piramide di vetro evoca la Tomba di Absalom sul Monte degli Ulivi.
I visitatori saranno felici di scoprire il museo della Corte Suprema, che espone una collezione molto varia, e propone una presentazione video che spiega il funzionamento interno della Corte. E se sei interessato a vedere il sistema giudiziario in azione, sei invitato a partecipare a una sessione.
After strolling around the grounds surrounding this impressive structure, we joined the daily 11 AM free guided tour in Hebrew. (There is also one in English at 12.) Besides my friend and me, our group was totally composed of young women on maternity leave. I have run into this phenomenon at other sites in...
altroAfter strolling around the grounds surrounding this impressive structure, we joined the daily 11 AM free guided tour in Hebrew. (There is also one in English at 12.) Besides my friend and me, our group was totally composed of young women on maternity leave. I have run into this phenomenon at other sites in Jerusalem so was not surprised by the baby carriages. Their presence set the tone for the entire tour. At the end, our guide bade farewell to the nursing mothers and took us two for a special treat: the courtyard of arches that echoes lines and details of the Alhambra's courtyard of lions which I have never seen but know from art books. Especially with all the babies and a fantastic guide, this tour was very worthwhile.
Mostra menoThe visit is free and interesting. Every day at 11:00 there's a guided tour in hebrew and at 12:00 in english. The building is beautiful and the architecture is meaningful- past vs. Present, outdoor vs. Indoor, and lines vs. Cyrcle. You can visit the court room during a hearing, you can walk through the...
altroThe visit is free and interesting. Every day at 11:00 there's a guided tour in hebrew and at 12:00 in english. The building is beautiful and the architecture is meaningful- past vs. Present, outdoor vs. Indoor, and lines vs. Cyrcle. You can visit the court room during a hearing, you can walk through the library and do not miss the little museum describing the evolution of the hebrew law since the bible period till today. You can walk to the rose garden and you see the kneset in view. Totaly worth it.
Mostra menoWent here last Sunday at 12 pm English tour & if you get off the tram/light rail at the most close stop, it is a 20 nis taxi to the door. It is quite hard to hear the guide as she does not wear a speaker, so u have to stay close to her...
altroWent here last Sunday at 12 pm English tour & if you get off the tram/light rail at the most close stop, it is a 20 nis taxi to the door. It is quite hard to hear the guide as she does not wear a speaker, so u have to stay close to her to hear plus the acoustic in the bldg/echos doesn’t help. She ends the tour in a real live supreme court trial -u go in a few at a time but it is in Hebrew. Good, clean bathrooms included:)
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