Seven Arches Hotel
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The Seven Arches Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) is a hotel in the Arab neighborhood of A-Tur on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. The hotel was built by the Jordanians in 1964 on top of the Jewish cemetery that covers the slopes of the mountain. [1]
[edit] History
During the period of Jordanian control over East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in 1948-1967, King Hussein of Jordan authorized the construction of the hotel and an access road that ran across the world's oldest and largest Jewish cemetery, destroying hundreds of gravestones. This was a violation of Article VII of the Israel-Jordan General Armistice Agreement (GAA) of 1949.[2]
The PLO held its first Palestine National Council conference at the hotel in May 1964.
[edit] Today
The Seven Arches is a 3-star hotel with 169 rooms notable for its spectacular view of Jerusalem.[3]
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