Mount Herzl
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Mount Herzl is Israel’s national cemetery and a central memorial site in Jerusalem, serving as the burial place of prominent leaders and fallen soldiers.
Aliases (11)
- Mount Herzl National Cemetery ×2
- Mount Herzl, Jerusalem ×2
- Herzl Mount of Remembrance Road ×1
- Herzl family plot ×1
- Herzl’s Tomb ×1
- Israel Defense Forces military cemetery ×1
- Israel’s National Cemetery ×1
- Mount Herzl complex ×1
- Mount Herzl national cemetery ×1
- National Civil Cemetery of the State of Israel ×1
- National Military Cemetery of the State of Israel ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial site
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mountain → national cemetery → |
| adjacentTo |
Yad Vashem
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| alsoKnownAs |
Har HaZikaron
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Har Herzl → |
| burialPlaceOf |
Chaim Herzog
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Golda Meir → Levi Eshkol → Shimon Peres → Theodor Herzl → Yitzhak Rabin → Yitzhak Shamir → fallen Israel Defense Forces soldiers → other Israeli presidents → other Israeli prime ministers → victims of terror attacks → |
| commemorates |
Zionist movement leaders
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fallen soldiers of Israel → victims of terrorism in Israel → |
| country |
Israel
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| elevation |
approximately 834 meters above sea level
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| function |
central memorial site
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national cemetery of Israel → |
| governedBy |
State of Israel
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| hasPart |
Garden of the Missing in Action
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Herzl Museum → Herzl’s Tomb → National Civil Cemetery of the State of Israel → National Military Cemetery of the State of Israel → Yad Vashem access route → |
| hasRoadAccess |
Mount Herzl light rail station vicinity
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| hasSection |
leaders’ section
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memorials for Israeli wars → memorials for Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust → military cemetery section → |
| heritageStatus |
national heritage site of Israel
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| inception |
1949
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| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
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Jerusalem Forest area → West Jerusalem → |
| namedAfter |
Theodor Herzl
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| religion |
Judaism (symbolic and national context)
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| usedFor |
Memorial Day events
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official wreath-laying ceremonies → state ceremonies → |