Pray for the Peace of Jeruslam

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem is a statue by the Israeli artist Dani Karavan located on the southern wall of the Knesset assembly hall. Due to its location, this artwork is the most photographed work of art in Israel.

History

In 1964, in the age of 33, Dani Karavan was chosen by Dora Gad, the Knesset interior architect, to create the statue that will consist of the western central wall of the Knesset assembly hall.

The statue is a scenery view, curved in stone, originated in Deir al-Asad quarry in the Galilee. The cartography is 24 meters wide and 7 meters tall. The statue in one out of two Dani Karavan art pieces, located in the Knesset. The second piece is the front wooden wall of the Knesset Auditorium