Russian Compound facts for kids
The Russian Compound is one of the oldest districts in central Jerusalem, featuring a large Russian Orthodox church and several former pilgrim hostels, some of which are used as Israeli government buildings (such as the Moscovia Detention Centre) and for the Museum of Underground Prisoners. The compound was built between 1860 and 1890, with the addition in 1903 of the Nikolai Pilgrims Hospice. It was one of the first structures to be built outside the Old City of Jerusalem, the others being Kerem Avraham, the Schneller Orphanage, Bishop Gobat school and the Mishkenot Sha'ananim,
The Russian Compound covers 68 dunams (68,000 m² or roughly 17 acres) between Jaffa Road, Shivtei Israel Street, and the Street of the Prophets. After 1890 it was closed by a gated wall, thus the name "compound", but it has long since been a freely accessible central-town district. In October 2008, the Israeli government agreed to transfer ownership of Sergei's Courtyard to the Russian government.
Images for kids
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Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Russian Compound
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Sergei Courtyard, whose ownership was transferred to Russia in 2008.
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Pilgrims in the Russian Compound (1890s)
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Plaque on the Elizabeth Court, the hostel for male pilgrims by architect Eppinger
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Allenby's march in Russian Compound 1917
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British Mandate's "Bevingrad" in Jerusalem
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A British concrete position (Bartizan style), built at the North-Western corner of Sergei courtyard. This is probably the sole existing testimony of the British "Bevingrad" constructed in 1946.
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Flag of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society flies over Sergei's Courtyard, 2009
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Map of the Russian Compound in Jerusalem, 1930
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Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Russian Compound
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Chapel in the Russian Mission Building "Duhovnia". The building, built in 1863 as a hospice, also hosted the offices of the ecclesiastical mission of the Russian patriarchate in Jerusalem.
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Hospital in the Russian Compound
See also
In Spanish: Complejo Ruso de Jerusalén para niños
