Landmarks
A 3-meter high monument commemorating the British soldiers who fell in the battle for Palestine stands at the top of Romema Street, where the Turkish Army surrendered to General Allenby during World War I. It was erected by soldiers of the 60th London Division in 1920. The inscription around the base reads: "Near this spot, the Holy City was surrendered to the 60th London Division, 9th December 1917." Etched into the monument are the silhouettes of Crusader knights, drawing a symbolic link between them and the British soldiers who conquered Jerusalem. The British also built a water tower in Romema, which was the highest point in Jerusalem at the time. Water from an adjacent pool was piped all over the city.
The Jerusalem branch of the Magen David Adom ambulance service is located in Romema. Other landmarks include the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, the Israel Television building, the Jerusalem Gate Hotel, and the Center One shopping mall. From 1950 to 1991, Romema was the home of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, after access to the zoo on Mount Scopus was blocked in 1949.
Other exisiting landmarks include: the Belz Central Synagogue and Rabbinical College, its design resembling that of the Second Temple, and the Aleh Center, rehabilitation center for handicapped children and youth.
Former landmarks included offices of The Jerusalem Post and Haaretz, the Tnuva dairy factory, Amcor refrigerator factory, and Achuza wedding hall. These have been mostly demolished making room for construction of high-rise residential buildings.
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