The Jerusalem Municipality ( he, עיריית ירושלים; Iriyat yerushalayim), the seat of the

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i municipal administration, consists of a number of buildings located on Jaffa Road in the city of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

History

British Mandate town hall (1930)

Jerusalem's old town hall was built in 1930, during the British Mandate. The construction was financed by

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, whose offices were located in the rounded section of the building facing the

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walls. The building was designed by British architect Clifford Holliday. Stained glass windows designed by Israeli artist

Avigdor Arikha Avigdor Arikha ( he, אביגדור אריכא; April 28, 1929 – April 29, 2010) was a Romanian-born French–Israeli artist, printmaker and art historian. Biography Victor Długacz (later Avigdor Arikha) was born to German-speaking Jewish pare ...

were installed in the City Council Chamber in 1972.

Israeli municipality compound (1990s)

The new complex of the Jerusalem municipality was built in the 1990s in Safra Square. Offices were previously located in 32 different buildings around the city. As the site is at the historic centre of the city, various measures were taken to meet the practical needs of the town hall without damaging the architectural and historical character of the district. A number of historical buildings were renovated and two modern buildings were constructed.

Municipal seal

Shortly after the founding of

, then-mayor

Gershon Agron Gershon Harry Agron ( he, גרשון אגרון, Gershon ʾAgron, ; russian: Гершон Агрон; , yi, גרשון אגראנסקי; 1 November 1959) was a Russian-born American-Israeli newspaper editor, politician, and the mayor of West Jer ...

of West Jerusalem initiated a design contest among local graphic designers for a municipal seal. The winning design was presented by a team led by typographer and artist Eliyahu Koren.Jeremy Stolow
''Orthodox by Design: Judaism, Print Politics, and the ArtScroll Revolution''
University of California Press, 2010. p.215 quote= noted for the creation of numerous prominent Israeli symbols, including the seal of the city of Jerusalem and Israel’s first postage stamp. The seal's design consists of a shield with the Lion of Judah flanked on either side by olive branches and superimposed on a stylized background representing the

Western Wall The Western Wall ( he, הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, HaKotel HaMa'aravi, the western wall, often shortened to the Kotel or Kosel), known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: حَائِط ...

. Above the main display is the

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-language word for

(, ').

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