Armon Hanatziv Promenade

Haas Promenade -like arches can be seen. The Haas Promenade started construction in 1984 and was design by Lawrence Halprin with the assistance of Shlomo Aronson. It is approximately 1300 feet or 395 meters long. From the start, the Armon Hanatziv Promenade was explicitly designed to be a belvedere, a structure designed to take advantage of scenic views. Early blueprints show that the promenade is oriented towards the Old City of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock. Much like the Haas Promenade, the Gabriel-Sherover Promenade was made with Sandstone and Flint mined from local quarries. It was designed by Lawrence Halprin and Bruce Levin. The Goldman Promenade passes through the former British high commissioner's garden, now a pine forest. Great efforts were taken preserve the existing nature around the commissioner's garden. Notably, no trees were cut down during construction, despite passing through a forest. == History ==

Since 2008, the holiday of Sigd has been celebrated at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade. From 2000 to 2017, there have been six attacks on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade. He was shot after he reportedly attempted to stab an Israeli Border Police officer, however, this narrative has been criticized and disputed. On 10 May 2016, two elderly Jewish woman were stabbed at the Haas Promenade. The two women who were stabbed survived the attack. The perpetrators, two teenage boys, were arrested and charged in relation to the crime. On 8 January 2017, a truck attack occurred at the promenade, killing four soldiers and injuring 16. Throughout the years, there have been many attempts made to redevelop the high value land the promenade occupies into expensive properties, including a foreign embassy. However, these attempts have repeatedly been blocked by the Jerusalem Municipality, the Jerusalem Foundation and formerly mayor Teddy Kollek. However, as of 2026 proposal by the City of Jerusalem to renovate portions of the Sherover Promenade has been issued a permit and is currently under construction. This proposal involves building a hotel called the Reches Hotel atop the Sherover Promenade and a monument for those killed in the 2017 Jerusalem truck attack. In 2020, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority unearthed an 2700 year old palace underneath the Armon Hanatziv Promenade. Findings included a toilet, a septic tank and dozens of other stone artifacts. == References ==