"Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem" ( Hebrew: "שאלו שלום ירושלם, ישליו אהביך") is a sculpture by the

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artist Dani Karavan located on the southern wall of the Knesset assembly hall in

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

History

In 1964, at the age of 33, Dani Karavan was commissioned by Dora Gad, the Knesset interior architect, to create a sculpture that would form the western central wall of the Knesset assembly hall. The piece was completed in 1966. The sculpture is carved in limestone from the Deir al-Asad quarry in the

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. It is 24 meters wide and 7 meters tall. The sculpture is one of two Dani Karavan art pieces located in the Knesset; the second piece is the front wooden wall of the Knesset Auditorium.

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Artwork in the Knesset
Knesset Israeli art