Beit HaNassi (Hebrew: בֵּית הַנָּשִׂיא ("President's House"), also known as Mishkan HaNassi (Hebrew: מִשְׁכָּן הַנָּשִׂיא), is the official residence of the President of Israel. It is located in the Talbiya neighborhood of Jerusalem.
History
Before Beit HaNassi was built, President Chaim Weizmann lived in Rehovot at a villa. For Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, he used a cabin for his presidential duties in Rehavia while living in an apartment. In 1963, a plan to build a residence for the next president, Zalman Shazar was started. During Shazar's presidency, he declined the offer to have the future residence built as part of existing political buildings.[1][2] As a result, they approved the construction of a house in Talbiya to be built upon ten dunams.[2] In 1964, Aba Elhanani won the contest that decided the plans for the residence.[2] Beit HaNassi was inaugurated in 1971 by President Shazar.[1][2] The designs came under harsh criticism from different public figures.[2]
During the visit to Israel of Pope Benedict XVI in 2009, President Shimon Peres inaugurated a new custom that all visiting world leaders would plant an olive tree in the Beit HaNassi peace garden.[3]
In October 2017, work was completed on a new, enlarged entrance to Beit Hanassi to enable faster processing of visitors to major events at the residence.[4]
Gallery
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Meeting room in 2008 -
U.S. President Clinton at menorah lighting ceremony at Beit HaNassi, 1998 -
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the annual olive harvest in the garden of Beit HaNassi, November 2020
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References
- ^ a b Greer Fay Cashman (30 April 2009). "Rothschild family steps in to rescue Beit Hanassi". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e David Kroyanker (3 March 2010). "From modesty to monstrosity". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Pope To Lay 'Roots Of Peace' In Beit Hanassi Visit Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Turkish Weekly, 1 May 2009
- ^ New entrance for president's house
