Liberty Bell Park
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Liberty Bell Park ({{langx|he|גן פעמון הדרור}}, Gan Pa'amon HaDror), is a park in Jerusalem containing a replica of the Liberty Bell from which it gets its name. It is located near the Talbiyeh, German Colony, and Yemin Moshe neighborhoods.
History
Founded in 1976 to celebrate the USA's bicentennial and covering 9 acres, it is the most popular park in the city.{{cite web |url=http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 |title=גן הפעמון |date=November 25, 2010 |publisher=City of Jerusalem |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192527/http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/11507/koret-helps-renovate-jerusalem-s-liberty-bell-park/ |title=Koret helps renovate Jerusalem’s Liberty Bell Park |date=September 3, 1999}} It includes sports facilities, a picnic area, a 1,000-seat amphitheater, a music corner and areas for exhibitions, folk dancing and performances.
Sites
The park features Jerry the Dragon, a concrete play sculpture by Ulrik Plesner, the Danish-born Israeli architect who designed the park.Of Gardens: Selected Essays. By Paula Deitz. p.140
The Train Theater, a children's puppet theater, is housed in an old railway carriage at the northern end of Liberty Bell Park.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160327053630/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-46427350.html Pulling strings], Jerusalem Post
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Gan Paamon HaDeror}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192527/http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/picture/atarim/site_form_atar.asp?site_id=3631&pic_cat=1&icon_cat=5&york_cat=8 Park website on the Jerusalem municipality website]
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