- published: 09 May 2012
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Coordinates: 31°46′26″N 35°10′50″E / 31.77389°N 35.18056°E / 31.77389; 35.18056
Mount Herzl (Hebrew: הר הרצל), also Har HaZikaron (Hebrew: הר הזכרון lit. "Mount of Remembrance"), is the national cemetery of Israel on the west side of Jerusalem. It is named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. Yad Vashem, which commemorates the Holocaust, lies to the west of Mt. Herzl. Israel's war dead are also buried there. Mount Herzl is 834 meters above the sea.
Mount Herzl has served as Israel's national cemetery since 1951, following a government decision to establish a cemetery for Israeli leaders and fallen soldiers. Mt. Herzl is the burial place of three of Israel's prime ministers: Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir and Yitzhak Rabin (who is buried beside his wife Leah). Israeli presidents are also buried on Mt. Herzl, as are other prominent Jewish and Zionist leaders. Mt. Herzl is the venue for many commemorative events and national celebrations.
Mount Herzl
Guided Tour through Mount Herzl - Final Resting Place for IDF Fallen Soldiers
Crowd at Mount Herzl During Memorial Siren
Yom HaZikaron - IDF Maj (res) Aviv Wishkovsky at Mount Herzl
יום העצמאות הר הרצל yom /haatzmaut 68 Mount Herzl 68
Mt. Herzl Cemetery - Pilgrimage 9
IDF Singing at Mount. Herzl
Pope Francis lays a wreath at Mount Herzl
Kimmel Eshkolot Architects- A memorial center for fallen soldiers on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem
Hatikva on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on Yom Hazikaron May 5th, 2014 - התיקוה הר הרצל יום הזיכרון