Russian Compound or Russian buildings ( Hebrew מִגְרַשׁ הָרוּסִים - migrash ha-rusim ) is one of the oldest districts in the center of Jerusalem near the Old City , part of Russian Palestine . Here are the Holy Trinity Cathedral , the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem of the Moscow Patriarchate and several farmsteads for the reception of pilgrims . The total area of the plot is 68,000 m² (6.8 ha).
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History
It was built in the period from 1860 to 1872 by the efforts of the Palestinian Committee to accommodate the needs of Russian Orthodox pilgrims in the Holy Land . As of 1872, it included: Trinity Cathedral , the building of the Russian Spiritual Mission , the Elizabethan and Mariinsky courtyards, the building of the Russian Hospital and the Russian Imperial Consulate in Jerusalem. In 1889, the Elizabethan and Mariinsky Compound , the Russian Hospital were transferred to the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society , which also expands the Russian Compound with its independent projects: in 1889, the construction of the New (Sergievsky Compound) and in 1905 the construction of the Nikolaev Compound .
In 1964, all the buildings of the Russian Compound, with the exception of Holy Trinity Cathedral , the building of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission and the St. Sergius Compound , were sold by the Soviet government to the state of Israel under the so-called “Orange Deal” . The legality of the transaction remains controversial [1] . Negotiations are underway to return the buildings of the Russian Compound of Russia [2] .
In 2008, the Sergievsky Compound , which was occupied by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and the local conservation society, was returned to Russia and transferred to the Russian government. Finally released from tenants in August 2012 [3] .
Russian Buildings
- Holy Trinity Cathedral - the main temple of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem of the Moscow Patriarchate
- The Russian spiritual mission of the Moscow Patriarchate - part of the building is occupied by the Jerusalem World Court .
- Sergievsky Compound
- non-returned buildings
- The Nikolaev Compound is now the police and cartography department.
- The Elizabethan Compound is a pre-trial detention center in Jerusalem.
- The Mariinsky Compound - now a museum of prisoners of the Jewish underground , was a prison during the British Mandate .
- The Russian hospital is now the institution of the City Hall of Jerusalem.
- The Russian Consulate General is now the institution of the City Hall of Jerusalem.
Gallery
Moscow Square in Jerusalem
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Russian hospital
Sergius Compound in Jerusalem. 2010 year
Russian pilgrims, 1860s
Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Russian Compound
Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Russian Compound
Church of the Martyr Queen Empress Alexandra
Notes
- ↑ Russian Spiritual Heritage in Jerusalem Endangered
- ↑ Russia will buy from Israel the Russian Compound in Jerusalem
- ↑ Restoration by the Office of the President of Russia . Publication on the official portal of the Jerusalem branch of IOPS