Shrine of the Book
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September 4, 2020
The Temple of the Book is a department of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which houses rare manuscripts, in particular manuscripts of the Bible and the so-called Qumran Scrolls of the Dead Sea, discovered in 1947-56 in 11 caves near Wadi Qumran, artifacts from Masada, and other rare exhibits.
The Temple of the Book is located near a hill in west Jerusalem.The development of the project and preparations for the construction of the Temple of the Book, which was built in 1965, continued for seven years.
An outstanding role in the establishment of the Temple was played by the family of David Samuel Gottesman, a Jewish immigrant from Hungary, philanthropist and philanthropist, who acquired the Dead Sea scrolls and donated them to the State of Israel for free.
The Temple of the Book is built in the form of a white stupa temple in such a way that two thirds of the building is underground, which is reflected in the pool of water surrounding the building.(By the way, the guides tell us that the building, like an elevator, simply goes underground about the slightest danger in the region!)
Since the fragility and vulnerability of the Dead Sea scrolls makes it impractical and impossible to exhibit them on a permanent basis, the scroll rotation system is constantly operating in the Temple of the Book.
After the scroll has been on display for 3-6 months, it is placed in a special storage where it undergoes "restoration" after exposure. Among other rare exhibits of the Temple of the Book is the Aleppo Codex.
A black basalt wall stretches along the side of the Temple.The choice of the shape of the structure and colors is not accidental — the directness and black color of the walls and the swirling and whiteness of the building symbolize the lifelong struggle of light and darkness, good and evil, Truth and Lies.
I fully support this view of such an architectural concept. For the book...This is KNOWLEDGE!
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