Ben Yehuda Street (Jerusalem)

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Ben Yehuda Street (Hebrew: רחוב בן יהודה), known as the "Midrachov" (Hebrew: מדרחוב), is arguably the most famous street in Jerusalem, along with Jaffa Road. Ben Yehuda Street joins with Jaffa Road and King George Street in the heart of downtown Jerusalem to form the main Downtown Triangle central business district. Closed to vehicular traffic, the street is now Jerusalem's most popular pedestrian mall. The street runs from the intersection of King George Street east to Zion Square and Jaffa Road. The street is named after the founder of Modern Hebrew, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.

History

Ben Yehuda was already one of Jerusalem's main streets long before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. As a busy thoroughfare, it has been a prime target for terrorist bombings between 1948, when the worst atrocity happened, and 2001, during the Second Intifada.

In 1983, the street was closed to automobile traffic. In Hebrew it is called a midrachov (pedestrian mall – a Hebrew neologism formed from the words "midracha" and "rechov" . Many of the businesses cater to tourists. The street is lined with souvenir and Judaica shops and sidewalk cafes, and street musicians play there throughout the day. It was long considered the "secular heart of Jerusalem", but since the 2000s, disaffected Orthodox Jewish youth have joined the mix of tourists and locals.

Gallery

the upper part of the street
the lower part of the street

References

Sheleg, Yair (3 December 2001). "A short history of terror". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
"מדרחוב בן יהודה (Hebrew)". greenmap.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
"Ben-Yehuda Street". Fodor's. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
"Ben Yehuda Street". gojerusalem.com. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
Carmeli, Yoram S.; Applbaum, Kalman (24 April 2004). Consumption and Market Society in Israel. Berg Publishers. ISBN 9781859736890.

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1. Central Bus Station 2. Yitzhak Navon railway station 3. Mahane Yehuda Market 4. Clal Center 5. Ben Yehuda Street 6. Nahalat Shiv'a 7. Generali Building 8. Safra Square / City Hall 9. Old City 10. Mamilla 11. Jaffa Gate / Tower of David

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A. Davidka Square B. Zion Square C. Tzahal Square D. Safra Square

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