What is Jerusalem City Hall?
{{Coord|31.780231|35.224378|display=title|type:landmark}} [[File:JerusalemMunicipalityP4190026.JPG|thumb|250px|right|the new Jerusalem City Hall built in 1993]] '''Jerusalem City Hall''' is a building complex housing the [[city hall]] of [[Jerusalem]]. It is in [[Safra Square]]. The complex was built beside the [[Jerusalem Historical City Hall Building|old city hall]] on a corner of Jaffa Street between the [[Old City of Jerusalem|Old City]] and the [[Russian Compound]]. In 1950, The Israeli municipal government in Jerusalem decided to build a new building for the city hall. After many proposed architectural plans, the final plan was decided on in 1986. Construction began in 1988, and a ceremony for the establishment of the new municipality was done in the old city hall. In 1993, the new municipal complex was opened by mayor [[Teddy Kollek]] and heads of state. {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Government buildings in Israel]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Jerusalem]] [[Category:Local government in Israel]]