Olive Tree Garden Jerusalem
There are those who claim that to this very day as you relax in the hotel s tree garden café you can still hear the strings of king david s harp serenading pilgrims.
Olive tree garden jerusalem. Tourists stand at an entrance to church of the dormition of the. Olive trees at the garden of gethsemane in jerusalem are among the oldest trees on earth a new study reveals. The olive tree garden with its uniquely jerusalem pastoral atmosphere and natural light accommodates up to 120 guests for regular meals up to 100 people for events and up to 150 people for cocktail parties. Symbolically the garden of gethsemane was a low spot near jerusalem.
Second the kidron brook ran nearby. Olive trees in the garden of gethsemane in jerusalem israel. The biblical olive trees the garden of gethsemane. Olive tree at gethsemane planted by pope paul vi while visiting in 1964 jerusalem israel.
The oil extracted from olives can be used for everything from fuel for lanterns to medicinal balms to an essential ingredient in foods. A stunning glass ceiling patio located at the very heart of the hotel at its center stands an authentic ancient olive tree. It s easy to understand why the tree was incorporated into so many early religious practices but near the mount of olives in jerusalem a grove of olive trees in gethsemane provides a direct link to ancient biblical stories. Olive trees have been a boon to civilization for millennia.
View of an olive garden in jerusalem israel. More stock photos from irina borsuchenko s portfolio. The dining room is located on the ground floor next to the lobby and measures 180 meters 1938 square feet and is 12 meters 39 4 feet high.