Mount Herzl Plaza facts for kids
Mount Herzl Plaza is central ceremonial plaza in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The plaza is used for the opening ceremony of Israel Independence Day every year. On the northern side of the plaza is the grave of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. The plaza is at the highest spot of Mount Herzl in the center of the national cemetery. On 18 April 2012, during the rehearsals for the Independence Day ceremony, an electrical lamppost fell down. It killed one soldier and wounded seven other soldiers. The soldier was buried in the military cemetery nearby.
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Herzl's grave in the Northern side
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a shed viewing to the plaza in the Southern side
Related pages
Images for kids
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Herzl's grave on the north side of Mount Herzl plaza
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Yitzhak and Leah Rabin's graves in the National Leaders section
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General David Elazar's grave in Mount Herzl
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Ceremony at Mt. Herzl military cemetery, 2010
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Entrance to Herzl museum
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The memorial wall listing the names of the Missing Warriors and Soldiers of Israel
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Empty graves with memorial stones.
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Memorial for Eli Cohen.
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Memorials to those lost aboard the submarine INS Dakar
See also
In Spanish: Monte Herzl para niños
