What is Tomb of Nicanor?
{{Coord|31|47|35.48|N|35|14|41.56|E|display=title|type:landmark}} [[File:Pinsker-Oshiskin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Tombs of Pinsker and Ussishkin in the cave]] The '''Tomb of Nicanor''' (also called the '''Cave of Nicanor''') is a famous ancient [[cave]]. According to the [[Judaism|Jewish]] tradition, this is the grave of [[Nicanor]], who built the doors on the [[First Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]]. Two famous [[Zionism|Zionist]] activists were buried there: [[Leon Pinsker]] and [[Menachem Ussishkin]]. == National Pantheon of Israel == They planned to turn it into a national pantheon ([[monument]]) for the Jewish people. After the establishment of the state of Israel the national pantheon was established on [[Mount Herzl]] in the west side of the city. The cave is located in the [[National Botanic Garden of Israel]] in the campus of [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in [[Mount Scopus]]. == Other websites == {{Commons category-inline|Cave of Nicanor}} * [http://www.botanic-garden.huji.ac.il/eng_archaeology.htm Tomb of Nicanor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923193846/http://www.botanic-garden.huji.ac.il/eng_archaeology.htm |date=2015-09-23 }} in the [[Jerusalem Botanical Gardens|Hebrew University - Mount Scopus Botanic Garden]] {{multistub|religion|asia}} [[Category:Archaeological sites in Israel]] [[Category:Tombs in Jerusalem]] [[Category:Caves of Asia]] [[Category:Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] [[Category:Mount Scopus]] [[Category:1st-century buildings and structures]]